WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — Jordan Fee lives atop a hill in rural West Virginia now, far from the clamor of life in downtown Detroit and even farther from the regimented ways of the Air Force.

A Grove City High graduate, Fee has seen just about everything the country has to offer, both on and off the basketball court.

His journey to the undefeated and No. 1-ranked West Liberty University men's basketball team was as winding as the roads that lead to the campus.

“People ask me about it when they see I've been to three different schools,” said Fee, who left the Grove City basketball program with more than 1,200 career points and seven assists per game and is on his third college basketball team in four years.

West Liberty recruited Fee out of high school, but he opted to enter the Air Force Academy and to play for the school's Division I prep team.

Fee was the starting point guard, but he found military life wasn't for him.

“I loved the experience,” Fee said. “But I didn't want to be a military.”

Fee left the Air Force for the University of Detroit Mercy.

Fee played sparingly there and decided after two seasons to transfer to West Liberty.

“I couldn't have had more extreme differences between the Air Force and the military way of life to Detroit and the culture shock there,” Fee said. “Then, I come here, on top of a hill, secluded. There was lots of life experiences in there.”

The Hilltoppers are 32-0 as they get set to face Indiana (Pa.) University in the NCAA Atlantic Region Final at 7 p.m. today.

West Liberty routed Slippery Rock 117-73 Saturday and then held off Shaw (N.C.) College 98-93 Sunday to reach the final.

Fee said no one envisioned a 32-game winning streak before the season started.

“We joked about it,” Fee said. “But to not slip up once — it's hard to believe.”

Fee has played sparingly in his first season with the Hilltoppers, who have four senior starters who have scored more than 1,000 points in their careers at the school.

Fee is averaging 8.3 minutes per game. He played eight minutes against The Rock Saturday, finishing with one point and two assists. SRU had two assists as a team.

“It's tough (not playing more),” Fee said. “If someone says it's easy, they're lying. It's something you have to accept and learn from it. It's hard to complain when you are (32-0).”

But Fee finds a way to contribute in practice — and he has been noticed.

In the days leading up to the game against The Rock, Fee and the reserves took it to the starters in practice.

Fee was leading the charge.

“He is a great point guard and a great leader,” said West Liberty coach Jim Crutchfield. “He hasn't played as many minutes as he would have liked to in prime time. But I tell you what, in practice, he's a force. I think one of reasons we play so well is because of guys like him. That makes you better and Jordan Fee is a big part of that.”

After his many travels, Fee hopes to spend his final year of eligibility of with the Hilltoppers next season.

“Aside from high school, I've never played for any team as close as this,” he said. “This is the closest team in the country. There's not a selfish bone in these guys' bodies.”