During the 2006–07 season, WVU finished the regular season with a 21–8 (9–7 Big East) record to earn the number seven seed in the 2007 Big East Tournament. In the first round of the tournament, they defeated the number ten seed 92–79 making a Big East Tournament record 17 three-point shots. They lost to the second-seeded Louisville Cardinals, 82–71, in double overtime. Their 22–9 record earned them a top seed in the 32-team 2007 NIT. As the number one seed, West Virginia was able to play its first three games at home where it defeated the 74–50, team 90–77, and 71–60. Before West Virginia started play in the semifinals in New York, rumors started that Beilein would take the Michigan job after the season ended. In the semifinal contest against Mississippi State, they won 63–62 on a last-minute shot by Darris Nichols after recovering from a 14-point second-half deficit. The day before the championship game, Beilein was announced as one of three finalists (along with Kevin Stallings and Chris Lowery) for the Michigan Wolverines' head coaching job. In the championship game, WVU defeated Clemson 78–73. The five wins raised Beilein's NIT career record to 14–6.