KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An up-and-down West Virginia team faces a Texas squad playing with nothing to lose in the second round of the Big 12 tournament Thursday.
Eleventh-ranked West Virginia (24-7) enters as the second seed in the Big 12, one of the highest-rated conferences in the country. At times -- like the first 77 minutes against No. 1 Kansas -- the Mountaineers look like one of the best teams in the country. They certainly look to be a solid top-four seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament.
But the Mountaineers have some unusual losses on their record, especially for a team ranked in or near the top 10 all year.