West Virginia coach Bob Huggins did a little bit of lobbying for the Mountaineers to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament after they beat Georgetown Saturday night to wrap up the Big East tournament title.
And while he made a compelling case, deep down he knew the Mountaineers probably would be a No. 2 seed, and he was comfortable with that provided they were the top No. 2 seed in the field.
So it wasn’t a shock to Huggins that West Virginia earned a No. 2 seed in the East Region — the Mountaineers will play No. 15 seed Morgan State in a first round game at 12:15 p.m.Friday in Buffalo — but it was a shock that they were the third No. 2 seed behind Kansas State (West) and Villanova (South).
Full Article at: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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