On Monday, it was announced that the Mountaineers have moved up to No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches poll. The 7-0 Mountaineers have a big game looming in New York City on Tuesday. They will face No. 10 Virginia in the Jimmy V Classic from Madison Square Garden with a 7 p.m. tip off.
There are eight teams in the Coaches poll Top 25 – No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Iowa State, No. 6 Villanova, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 11 Purdue, No. 13 Xavier, No. 14 WVU and No. 21 Butler.
The Cavaliers are not even unbeaten, after falling to George Washington, 73-68, in their first game of the season on Nov.