Bob Huggins reveals West Virginia's reaction to making NCAA Tournament

West Virginia is in the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time under head coach Bob Huggins. After missing out on the Big Dance last season, the Mountaineers are the No. 9 seed in the South Region.

In their first round matchup, they will play No. 8 seed Maryland. The victor will play the winner of Alabama and either Texas A&M-Corpus Christi or Southeast Missouri State.

Huggins said his team’s reaction to making the tournament was not over-the-top but that they did enjoy the moment.

“Obviously they’re excited to play,” Huggins said. “They weren’t jumping up and down, but they were excited to play. I never had any doubt that we wouldn’t play in the tournament. I thought we were getting better and better. I’m just wondering, did they return any of those lottery tickets?”

West Virginia has a 19-14 record and finished the Big 12 season with a 7-11 mark in conference play. While the Mountaineers did have a losing conference record, it wasn’t viewed harshly by the committee due to the strength of the Big 12. The Big 12 is considered the strongest conference in college basketball.

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NCAA Tournament TV Assignments for West Virginia, other schools in South Region

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Southeast Missouri State — March 16, 2:45 p.m. CBS

No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia — March 16, 12:15 p.m., CBS

No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Charleston — March 16, 3:10 p.m., TruTV

No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 13 Furman — March 16, 12:40 p.m., TruTV

No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 NC State — March 17, 4 p.m., TNT

No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara — March 17, 1:30 p.m., TNT

No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Utah State — March 16, 1:40 p.m., TNT

No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Princeton — Marcy 16, 4:10 p.m., TNT

All times Eastern