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Title? “Nine”

WVU is indeed ranked for just the third time ever in the preseason poll and is indeed a top-10 team.

9. West Virginia (23-12)
Points: 501. Final 2008-09 ranking: not ranked.
Outlook: Bob Huggins continues to recruit well, and the Mountaineers could be poised to take a big jump in the Big East. Forwards Da’Sean Butler, Devin Ebanks and Wellington Smith provide strength up front. Truck Bryant and Joe Mazzulla
lend experience to the backcourt. Opens: Nov. 15 vs. Loyola (Md.).