NCAA Tournament March Madness

#13 Virginia

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Projected seed: 4

Virginia's résumé pairs road and neutral victories against respected opponents with some damaging nights, which explains its standing. Road wins at Texas, Louisville and SMU along with neutral-site victories over Ohio State and Northwestern and a gritty trip to Notre Dame show the Cavs can win away from Charlottesville against quality competition. The program's best moments are those wins away from home and steady home work against league rivals; its worst moments are the losses to Duke, including a lopsided trip to Durham and a narrow defeat on neutral ground, an unexpected setback at Virginia Tech and a neutral loss to Butler, and those blemishes keep the ceiling tempered. That blend of quality victories, ugly losses and a challenging slate means Virginia already looks tournament-ready while upcoming conference tournament matchups and remaining neutral games offer straightforward chances to erase the bad nights and further solidify its résumé.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Rider357W87-53
11/7NC Central352W81-62
11/11Hampton272W91-53
11/15Marshall208W104-78
11/21(N)Northwestern57W83-78
11/23(N)Butler86L80-73
11/28Queens NC181W94-69
12/3@Texas37W88-69
12/6(N)Dayton78W86-73
12/9MD E Shore350W84-60
12/20Maryland120W80-72
12/22American Univ238W95-51
12/31@Virginia Tech55L95-85
1/3@NC State34W76-61
1/7California73W84-60
1/10Stanford58W70-55
1/13@Louisville19W79-70
1/17@SMU42W72-68
1/24North Carolina29L85-80
1/27@Notre Dame89W100-97
1/31@Boston College156W73-66
2/3Pittsburgh94W67-47
2/7Syracuse83W72-59
2/10@Florida St56W61-58
2/14(N)Ohio St26W70-66
2/18@Georgia Tech162W94-68
2/21Miami FL31W86-83
2/24NC State34W90-61
2/28@Duke1L77-51
3/3Wake Forest74W75-70
3/7Virginia Tech55W76-72
3/12(N)NC State34W81-74
3/13(N)Miami FL31W84-62
3/14(N)Duke1L74-70