After not being included in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, some figured that West Virginia would participate in either the College Basketball Crown or the NIT to close out its season. The two tournament fields were announced within the last twelve hours,

Another new NIT selection process announced in October by the NCAA will distribute 16 bids to "exempt" teams meeting certain criteria related to conference affiliation and advanced metrics. It marks the second year in a row that criteria for NIT access has changed as the event seeks to solidify its place in an evolving postseason landscape.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey held a news conference one day after the West Virginia Mountaineers were left off the men's bracket unveiled Sunday.

Boise State (24-10) made it to the Mountain West Conference Tournament championship game, but wasn’t one of the league’s four teams that moved on to the NCAA Tournament. Colorado State got the league’s automatic berth with 69-56 win over the Broncos in the title game.

West Virginia's NCAA Tournament snub led Gov. Patrick Morrisey to threaten legal action against the governing body, calling it a "miscarriage of justice" the Mountaineers were left out.

In need of a team to take UC Riverside’s spot, South Alabama was brought in, but the Highlanders were able to get out of their CBI obligation and were available for the NIT. Because of that, the NCAA had to make a second call about an hour later to the Jaguars to inform them they were no longer invited.