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West Virginia
West Virginia returns 23% of last season's minutes and rates #51 on offense and #39 on defense of 365 teams. 80% range: +5.0 to +19.6.
Why we have them here
West Virginia's preseason projection of +12.3 (No. 48 of 365) starts from the roster: its players' ratings, weighted by projected minutes, add up to a roll-up worth +8.6, more than the +7.3 typical of teams ranked near it. Last season's rating (No. 62 at the end of 2025-26) adds +1.5, about its neighbours' +2.0; the program's level two and three seasons back and the roster's experience and shape add +1.6. A stretch at the top of the scale adds +0.4, because a straight-line calibration shrinks elite teams. It returns 23% of last season's minutes, less than teams ranked near it (33%). The projection leans most on Jasper Floyd (+4.3), Finley Bizjack (+3.2) and Martin Somerville (+3.1); the newcomer who matters most is Finley Bizjack, a transfer from Butler, at +3.2. Its 80% range, +5.0 to +19.6, is about as wide as that of teams ranked near it.
Generated from the published projection's own terms, not written by hand. "Teams ranked near it" are the thirty nearest in the preseason order. Preseason projection frozen 2026-10-23; how the projection is built.
Roster
Returning 20% · Transfer 61% · Freshman 16% · Other newcomer 3%
| Rank | Player | Pos | Ht | D1 yrs | Group | From | MPG | Rating | Contrib. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Jasper Floyd | G | 6-3 | 3 | Returning | West Virginia | 24 | +7.1 | +4.3 |
| 191 | Martin Somerville | G | 6-3 | 2 | Transfer | Florida State | 23 | +5.5 | +3.1 |
| 192 | Javan Buchanan | F | 6-7 | 2 | Transfer | Boise State | 22 | +5.6 | +3.1 |
| 217 | Finley Bizjack | G | 6-4 | 3 | Transfer | Butler | 26 | +4.9 | +3.2 |
| 605 | Miles Sadler | G | 5-10 | 0 | Freshman | High school | 18 | +3.1 | +1.4 |
| 769 | Joson Sanon | G | 6-5 | 2 | Transfer | St. John's | 16 | +2.5 | +1.0 |
| 821 | Mouhamed Sylla | C | 6-10 | 1 | Transfer | Georgia Tech | 14 | +2.5 | +0.9 |
| 1157 | Amir Jenkins | G | 6-2 | 1 | Returning | West Virginia | 12 | +1.2 | +0.4 |
| 1514 | Amadou Seini | C | 7-1 | 0 | Freshman | High school | 3 | +0.5 | +0.0 |
| 1665 | Aliou Dioum | C | 6-10 | 0 | Freshman | High school | 5 | +0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2052 | MJ Feenane | F | 6-6 | 0 | Other newcomer | 3 | -1.0 | -0.1 | |
| 2065 | Evans Barning Jr. | F | 6-7 | 0 | Other newcomer | 3 | -1.0 | -0.1 | |
| 2162 | Seydou Traore | F | 6-6 | 3 | Transfer | Utah | 21 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| 2258 | Keonte Greybear | G | 6-2 | 0 | Freshman | High school | 6 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| 2318 | Niyol Hauet | G | 6-4 | 1 | Returning | West Virginia | 3 | -1.4 | -0.1 |
A player's rating is points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I player while he is on the floor. Contribution weights it by the share of a rotation slot he is projected to play, so a star on the bench and a role player who never sits both read right. Rank is among all 5,249 rated players. MPG is the projected share of a rotation slot times 40. "From" is last season's team. The bars are contribution, the player's rating times his projected share; their sum is the roll-up the projection starts from.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Proj. margin | Win prob. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Nov 02 | vs |  Niagara #329 | +19.0 | 94% | |
| Fri Nov 06 | vs |  Stetson #311 | +19.4 | 94% | |
| Thu Nov 12 | vs |  Mercer #231 | +17.2 | 92% | |
| Tue Nov 17 | N |  Auburn #16 | -4.9 | 34% | |
| Fri Nov 27 | N |  North Carolina #54 | +0.5 | 52% | |
| Tue Dec 01 | vs |  Mercyhurst #239 | +16.5 | 91% | |
| Sat Dec 05 | vs |  Virginia Tech #45 | +6.3 | 70% | |
| Wed Dec 09 | N |  Pittsburgh #68 | +1.8 | 56% | |
| Sun Dec 13 | vs |  Coppin State #364 | +26.3 | 98% | |
| Wed Dec 16 | vs |  Northern Arizona #307 | +18.4 | 94% | |
| Sat Dec 19 | N |  Wake Forest #76 | +2.7 | 59% | |
| Mon Dec 21 | vs |  South Carolina State #360 | +24.2 | 98% | |
| Sat Jan 02 | at |  Kansas #10 | conf | -10.8 | 19% |
| Tue Jan 05 | vs |  Oklahoma State #91 | conf | +7.7 | 73% |
| Sat Jan 09 | at |  Colorado #85 | conf | -0.7 | 48% |
| Tue Jan 12 | vs |  Kansas State #99 | conf | +8.7 | 76% |
| Sat Jan 16 | vs |  Cincinnati #42 | conf | +3.0 | 60% |
| Wed Jan 20 | at |  Utah #72 | conf | -1.9 | 44% |
| Sat Jan 23 | at |  BYU #23 | conf | -8.8 | 24% |
| Wed Jan 27 | vs |  Arizona State #52 | conf | +3.9 | 63% |
| Sat Jan 30 | vs |  Arizona #3 | conf | -4.4 | 36% |
| Wed Feb 03 | at |  UCF #70 | conf | -0.9 | 47% |
| Sat Feb 06 | vs |  Iowa State #9 | conf | -2.7 | 41% |
| Sat Feb 13 | at |  Texas Tech #15 | conf | -8.4 | 25% |
| Tue Feb 16 | vs | UCF #70 | conf | +5.9 | 68% |
| Sat Feb 20 | at |  Baylor #37 | conf | -5.0 | 34% |
| Wed Feb 24 | at | Cincinnati #42 | conf | -4.2 | 37% |
| Sat Feb 27 | vs |  Houston #8 | conf | -2.8 | 41% |
| Wed Mar 03 | vs |  TCU #51 | conf | +3.8 | 62% |
| Sat Mar 06 | at | Iowa State #9 | conf | -10.0 | 21% |
Projected margin is from West Virginia's side, with home court where the game is not neutral (N). Games are the schedule as posted; tournaments and late additions appear as they are listed. Predictions are as of 2026-10-26 and reflect the roster as the model has it on that date.