NCAA Tournament March Madness

#57 Virginia Tech

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Projected seed: 8

Virginia Tech’s résumé is a classic committee balancing act because the season contains real highs and conspicuous lows, and the remaining slate offers clear chances to change the conversation. Headline results like the home victory over Virginia, the neutral-site win over Providence, the tight neutral win over Colorado State, and the road win at South Carolina show the team can beat quality opponents away from a comfortable home court; those are offset by ugly neutral losses to St. Mary’s and VCU and the road defeat at Wake Forest that raise questions about consistency and about how the Hokies perform in hostile settings. Many of the nonconference blowouts came against weak competition and therefore carry limited weight, which makes upcoming opportunities — home games against Stanford and California, a tough trip to SMU, and a string of league tests at Syracuse, Louisville, NC State and Clemson along with important league home dates — especially important; adding another true road or neutral victory and avoiding more damaging losses would be the clearest path to a sturdier résumé.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Charleston So228W98-67
11/8(N)Providence64W107-101
11/12St Joseph's PA218W94-59
11/16Charlotte180W84-76
11/19Bryant313W78-61
11/26(N)Colorado St87W66-64
11/27(N)St Mary's CA28L77-66
11/28(N)VCU40L86-68
12/2@South Carolina68W86-83
12/6George Mason88W73-62
12/11W Carolina269W96-74
12/14MD E Shore335W82-53
12/20Elon152W82-81
12/31Virginia21W95-85
1/3@Wake Forest63L81-78
1/7Stanford8468%
1/10California7566%
1/14@SMU3125%
1/17Notre Dame5962%
1/21@Syracuse7644%
1/24@Louisville1516%
1/27Georgia Tech12280%
1/31Duke822%
2/7@NC State3326%
2/11@Clemson3426%
2/14Florida St10376%
2/17@Miami FL3527%
2/21Wake Forest6362%
2/28@North Carolina2923%
3/3Boston College15887%
3/7@Virginia2119%