MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Selection Sunday brought West Virginia precisely what it expected, a No. 4 seed and a starting destination tinged with sentimental value.
The Mountaineers (26-8) were slotted in the West Region and will face 13th-seeded Bucknell (26-8) on Thursday at 2:45 p.m. in Buffalo, the site where 2010’s Final Four run began.
“I like Buffalo,” coach Bob Huggins said. “It was good to us last time.”
Top-seeded Gonzaga fronts the West bracket, followed by No. 2 Arizona and third-seeded Florida State. If the chalk holds into the second round, West Virginia would face No.