It is the highest ranking for the Mountaineers in the AP poll since October 7, 2012 when they were ranked No. 5 before facing Texas Tech in Lubbock.
It is the third straight week West Virginia has appeared in the national polls this year following its strong 5-0 start with victories over Missouri, Youngstown State, BYU, Kansas State and Texas Tech.
This week represents the 30th week a Dana Holgorsen-coached Mountaineer team has been nationally ranked.
WVU faces 4-2 TCU this Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium in a 3:30 p.m. game that will be televised nationally on ABC.