West Virginia
West Virginia and Arizona Are Only Big 12 Teams in Week 13 Baseball Polls
The TCU Horned Frogs (33-15, 15-9 Big 12) have fluctuated in and out of the polls all season. After losing the series this past weekend to Arizona, the Frogs find themselves tied for third place in the Big 12 standings and once again not ranked in any of the national polls. They are still receiving votes in two polls.
Meanwhile, with the win, Arizona is now ranked in all five polls. West Virginia is the only other Big 12 team ranked in the Week 13 polls.
Nationally, for the first time in weeks, the No. 1 spot varies, depending on which poll you read. In the Baseball America and Perfect Game polls, Georgia (39-11) holds the top spot. Texas (38-8) remains at the top spot in the D1 Baseball and USA Today Coaches Polls. Arkansas is in the top slot in the NCBWA poll.
In addition to those three, the remaining Top Five consists of Auburn, Florida State, LSU, North Carolina, and Oregon, again depending on the poll.
Here are the highlights from five of the national polls:
1 – Georgia (39-11), up 3
2 – Texas (38-8), down 1
3 – Arkansas (40-9), up 7
4 – North Carolina (35-10), up 1
5 – Auburn (33-15), no change
6 – LSU (38-11), down 4
7 – Florida State (33-10), up 12
8 – Coastal Carolina (37-11), up 3
9 – West Virginia (39-7), down 1
10 – Oregon (33-13), up 2
20 – DBU (33-13), up 5
23 – Arizona (33-14), previously not ranked
1 – Texas (38-8), no change
2 – Florida State (33-10), up 3
3 – LSU (38-11), down 1
4 – North Carolina (35-10), no change
5 – Oregon (33-13), up 1
6 – Georgia (39-11), up 3
7 – Arkansas (40-9), up 4
8 – Auburn (33-15), up 2
9 – Clemson (37-12), down 6
10 – Oregon State (34-12), down 3
12 – West Virginia (39-7), up 4
21 – Southern Miss (35-13), up 1
22 – Arizona (33-14), up 2
Dropped from rankings – Kansas (#25)
1 – Arkansas (40-9), up 5
2 – Texas (38-8), down 1
3 – LSU (38-11), up 1
4 – North Carolina (35-10), up 4
5 – Florida State (33-10), up 2
6 – Clemson (37-12), down 4
7 – Georgia (39-11), up 2
8 – Tennessee (37-11), down 3
9 – Oregon State (34-12), down 6
10 – Oregon (33-13), up 9
13 – West Virginia (39-7), down 3
23 – Southern Miss (35-13), up 1
24 – Arizona (33-14), down 2
25 – DBU (33-13), no change
Dropped from rankings –Kansas (#23)
Other Big 12 teams receiving votes – Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas, and TCU
1 – Georgia (39-11), up 2
2 – Arkansas (40-9), up 10
3 – Texas (38-8), down 2
4 – LSU (38-11), down 2
5 – North Carolina (35-10), no change
6 – Oregon (33-13), no change
7 – West Virginia (39-7), down 3
8 – Auburn (33-15), up 1
9 – Florida State (33-10), up 4
10 – Clemson (37-12), down 2
16 – DBU (33-13), up 5
18 – Arizona (33-14), up 5
21 – UTSA (37-10), previously not ranked
1 – Texas (38-8), no change
2 – Arkansas (40-9), up 3
3 – Florida State (33-10), up 5
4 – LSU (38-11), down 2
5 – North Carolina (35-10), down 2
6 – Georgia (39-11), up 1
7 – Oregon (33-13), up 3
8 – Auburn (33-15), up 3
9 – Clemson (37-12), down 5
10 – Vanderbilt (34-14), up 5
13 – West Virginia (39-7), no change
21 – Southern Miss (35-13), up 2
23 – Arizona (33-14), up 1
25 – DBU (33-13), previously not ranked
Dropped from rankings – Kansas (#25)
Other Big 12 teams receiving votes – Kansas (#28), TCU (#30), Arizona State (#36)
Bold teams = Big 12 Conference teams
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West Virginia
Why is Popular Bracketologist Still Considering West Virginia for NCAA Tournament?
Losing to Kansas State wiped away all hope for West Virginia to make the NCAA Tournament. That seems to be the clear consensus in the Mountain State, but is there actually still a chance? Well, I guess so.
ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi still has West Virginia listed as a team to consider, the second team outside of the “next four out” grouping.
Lunardi’s current NCAA Tournament bubble
Last Four Byes: Missouri, Texas A&M, Texas, Ohio State
Last Four In: SMU, Santa Clara, New Mexico, Indiana
First Four Out: VCU, Auburn, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati
Next Four Out: San Diego State, USC, California, Seton Hall
Next: Stanford, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona State
How is this even possible?
Short answer? I don’t really know.
My best guess as to why? Two things: the respect for the Big 12 and the opportunities left on the table, and two, an incredibly weak bubble.
Should West Virginia beat UCF on Friday, it will give the Mountaineers a 9-9 record in Big 12 play. That’s not as much of a guarantee to make the dance as having a winning record, but still, it’s an impressive mark, especially when, in this instance, they would have wins over Kansas, BYU, and sweeps over Cincinnati and UCF.
If you ask me, they still have too many bad losses for it to matter. I mean, even if they got red-hot out of nowhere and made it to the Big 12 championship game next week, is that enough? Potentially, but that’s a big IF.
The one thing WVU does have on its side is the number of Quad 1 wins, which they have five of. Virtually every other team in college basketball that has a minimum of five Quad 1 victories is expected to make the tournament. In that previously mentioned scenario, they would add at least one more Quad 1 win in the conference tournament, giving the committee something to think about.
The bubble is just incredibly weak, though. Like, how in the world is Auburn, who is 16-14 currently, the second team out of the field? Cincinnati, which WVU swept and has the same record as, is the fourth team in the “first four out” grouping.
At this point, the only path I see is for the Mountaineers to cut down the nets in Kansas City — good luck with that. We could be having a very different conversation if they didn’t lallygag their way through the first 30 minutes of the games against Utah and Kansas State.
West Virginia
Buckle up: West Virginia launching seatbelt enforcement campaign Friday
Buckle up, Upshur County. Starting Friday, March 6, law enforcement officers across West Virginia will step up seatbelt enforcement as part of a statewide Click It or Ticket campaign running through March 23.
The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) announced the high-visibility mobilization as a warm-up to the national seatbelt campaign in May. The goal is to ensure every occupant — front seat or back, driver or passenger — is buckled on every trip.
“During this mobilization, law enforcement officers across West Virginia will be out in full force. They will be strictly ticketing drivers who are unbuckled or who are transporting children not properly restrained in car seats,” said Jack McNeely, Director of the GHSP.
The numbers behind the campaign are sobering. In 2023, 40% of passenger vehicle occupants killed in West Virginia crashes were unrestrained. The state’s seatbelt usage rate has also slipped — from 91.9% in 2024 to 91.6% in 2025.
Rural drivers face elevated risk despite a common assumption that country roads are safer. In 2023, 65% of the state’s traffic fatalities occurred in rural areas, compared to 35% in urban centers.
Under West Virginia law, wearing a seatbelt is required. A citation carries a $25 fine, though McNeely says the real point isn’t the penalty.
“Click It or Ticket isn’t about the citations; it’s about saving lives,” he said. “A ticket is a wake-up call. It is far less expensive than the alternative — paying with your life or the lives of your family and friends.”
For more information about the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program, visit highwaysafety.wv.gov or call 304-926-2509.

West Virginia
West Virginia man accused of threatening Trump, ICE agents indicted
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WCHS) — A West Virginia man accused of threatening to attack President Donald Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement workers was federally indicted this week.
Cody Lee Smith, 20, of Clarksburg was indicted on two counts of threats to murder the president, one count of influencing and retaliating against federal officials by threat of murder and one count of influencing a federal official by threat of murder, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Smith is accused of making a series of public posts on Instagram encouraging and threatening the murder of Trump, those who support him, Israelis and “all government officials,” the news release said.
The indictment also alleges that Smith sent a direct message via Instagram to Donald J. Trump, Jr., stating he would kill his father by cutting his “jugular.”
In a phone call with the ICE tip line, Smith also threatened to kill ICE agents in Clarksburg and employees staffing the tip line.
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Smith faces up to 5 years for each of the presidential threat charges and faces up to 10 years in federal prison for each of the remaining counts.
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