West Virginia · Pipeline Atlas

Every West Virginia high school feeding college sport.

226 schools tracked. 118 feeders.

A multi-sport pipeline state, feeding football, basketball, and track at every division.

Source · 1,900+ NCAA rosters/NCES verified/5yr rolling window

Schools tracked

226

Top sport

Football

How feeder tiers work

Tiers are percentile rankings across every U.S. high school for a given sport and college division, measured over the last 5 years.

Elite

Top 2% of U.S. high schools in this sport and division.

Strong

Top 10% (excluding elite schools).

Rising

Top 25% (excluding elite and strong schools).

Emerging

At least one verified placement in the 5-year window.

Football is ranked separately for FBS (top-level D1) and FCS (D1-AA). Every other sport uses a single D1 tier.

The Leaderboard

Top 25 West Virginia feeders.

The top 25 out of 118 West Virginia feeders, ranked by college roster volume over the last 5 years. Schools whose roster links we are still checking are left out. Visit the national index to search all 118 by name.

West Virginia high schools A to Z

Every West Virginia high school with alumni on the college rosters we track.

Frequently asked

West Virginia recruiting, answered.

01

Which West Virginia high schools send the most athletes to college?

The leaderboard above shows the top 25 by volume. RawRecruit tracks 118 West Virginia feeders. Search the national index to find any school in the database.

02

What sports drive West Virginia's college pipeline?

Football leads with 33% of all placements, followed by Men's track & field at 19.3%. These numbers reflect verified roster placements at all college divisions, from FBS through JUCO, over a rolling 5-year window.

03

How are West Virginia high schools ranked on RawRecruit?

Rankings are based on verified college roster placements. RawRecruit scrapes rosters from 1,900+ schools, cross-references each athlete's high school against the NCES federal database, and counts placements per school over a rolling 5-year window. Tier assignments (Elite, Strong, Rising, Emerging) are percentile-based within each sport and college division.

04

How do I get recruited from a West Virginia high school?

Start by understanding which colleges already recruit from your area. The leaderboard above shows where West Virginia athletes have landed. Then build your athletic profile, get your academic metrics in order, and reach out to coaches at programs that match your size, speed, and grades. RawRecruit's Fit Score matches you with programs based on 135+ data points per school.

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Data sourced from first-party scraping of 1,900+ college athletic rosters.