WVU is 2-10 against Top 25 teams so far, beating #19 Iowa State splitting with #22 TCU. The 8 Top 25 teams that WVU played (4 of them twice) are barely above .500 at 31-27 against other Top 25 teams.
But the Mountaineers are 13-1 against all their other opponents! Who you’re playing makes a huge difference!
For example, WVU beat Pitt, which is in first place in the ACC, beat Penn, 3rd in the Ivy League, lost to Kansas, Texas and Baylor, tied for first in the Big 12, #1 conference in America, lost to Xavier, 2nd in the Big East, lost to Purdue, #1 in the Big 10.
The BEST record by any of the Top 25 teams that played WVU against other Top 25 teams is 5-3, the worst 3-4 and the rest between those two W-L numbers.
WVU’s Top 25 opponents are:
#3 Purdue, which also has beaten #11 Marquette but lost to #14 Indiana. Only TWO games against Top 25 to 14 or 15 by WVU. Sure helps Purdue’s W-L, huh?
Purdue 1-1 against Top 25.
#5 Kansas, which beat #6 Texas, #12 Kansas State, #14 Indiana, #19 Iowa State, #23 North Carolina State, but lost to #10 Tennessee, #19 Iowa State, #22 TCU. WVU beat Iowa State.
Kansas 5-3 against Top 25.
#6 Texas, which beat #9 Baylor, #13 Gonzaga, #18 Creighton, #22 TCU, but split with #12 Kansas State, lost to #5 Kansas, #10 Tennessee, #19 Iowa State.
Texas 5-4 against Top 25.
#9 Baylor, which beat #5 Kansas, #12 Kansas State, split with #22 TCU, but lost to #6 Texas TWICE, to #19 Iowa State.
Baylor 3-4 against Top 25.
#12 Kansas State, which beat #9 Baylor, split with #5 Kansas, #6 Texas, #22 TCU, but lost to #19 Iowa State.
Kansas State 4-4 against Top 25.
So, if Top 25 teams that played WVU had to struggle to stay above .500 in those games then WHY is everyone so surprised (and, in same cases, enraged) that WVU isn't 10-2 against them?
But the Mountaineers are 13-1 against all their other opponents! Who you’re playing makes a huge difference!
For example, WVU beat Pitt, which is in first place in the ACC, beat Penn, 3rd in the Ivy League, lost to Kansas, Texas and Baylor, tied for first in the Big 12, #1 conference in America, lost to Xavier, 2nd in the Big East, lost to Purdue, #1 in the Big 10.
The BEST record by any of the Top 25 teams that played WVU against other Top 25 teams is 5-3, the worst 3-4 and the rest between those two W-L numbers.
WVU’s Top 25 opponents are:
#3 Purdue, which also has beaten #11 Marquette but lost to #14 Indiana. Only TWO games against Top 25 to 14 or 15 by WVU. Sure helps Purdue’s W-L, huh?
Purdue 1-1 against Top 25.
#5 Kansas, which beat #6 Texas, #12 Kansas State, #14 Indiana, #19 Iowa State, #23 North Carolina State, but lost to #10 Tennessee, #19 Iowa State, #22 TCU. WVU beat Iowa State.
Kansas 5-3 against Top 25.
#6 Texas, which beat #9 Baylor, #13 Gonzaga, #18 Creighton, #22 TCU, but split with #12 Kansas State, lost to #5 Kansas, #10 Tennessee, #19 Iowa State.
Texas 5-4 against Top 25.
#9 Baylor, which beat #5 Kansas, #12 Kansas State, split with #22 TCU, but lost to #6 Texas TWICE, to #19 Iowa State.
Baylor 3-4 against Top 25.
#12 Kansas State, which beat #9 Baylor, split with #5 Kansas, #6 Texas, #22 TCU, but lost to #19 Iowa State.
Kansas State 4-4 against Top 25.
So, if Top 25 teams that played WVU had to struggle to stay above .500 in those games then WHY is everyone so surprised (and, in same cases, enraged) that WVU isn't 10-2 against them?
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