For the better part of the Big 12 Conference schedule, the West Virginia Mountaineers have been dancing on and off the NCAA Tournament bubble, but have spent the majority of their time on it. Thanks to their win over the TCU Horned Frogs earlier this week,

After a solid couple of weeks on the ESPN bracketology bubble as one of the last four byes, the WVU men’s basketball team has bought itself some breathing room in the eyes of Joe Lunardi. For now. After their win over TCU Tuesday,

WVU basketball picked up a crucial win over TCU Tuesday night, important not only for its NCAA Tournament implication but also because of the Mountaineers’ remaining schedule. West Virginia started the final two weeks of the season in need of as many wins as possible in order to solidify its tournament positioning.