West Virginia women’s basketball was ranked No. 16 in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings they released on Sunday following the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament.
The Mountaineers lost in the second round to Iowa, who was the eventual national runner-up.
Charlie Creme of ESPN had high praise for the Mountaineers, including saying, “prior to the Final Four, the team that gave Iowa its biggest challenge in the NCAA Tournament was West Virginia.”
He later added that if both JJ Quinerly and Jordan Harrison return, WVU could have “the conference’s best backcourt.”
West Virginia is coming off year one of the Mark Kellogg era, as he went 25-8, and won a first round game in the NCAA Tournament.
