West Virginia’s Javon Small leads the Big 12 in scoring to fuel West Virginia’s return to the Top 25
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Buoyed by its first win at Kansas last week, West Virginia is ranked for the first time in two years and is off to its best start since going 15-1 in the 2017-18 season. Small scored 17 points but no other Mountaineers were in double figures in a 75-56 loss to Arizona that snapped West Virginia’s seven-game winning streak. If we deviate from that at all, these are the results that we get.” Still, midway through the season, West Virginia has beaten three ranked teams, including a nonconference win against Arizona in November, and has already surpassed last year’s win total. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said he’s impressed with how Darian DeVries has turned West Virginia around with an entirely new roster, especially considering the injuries.