NCAA Tournament March Madness

#19 Virginia

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Projected seed: 4

Virginia's placement is driven by a resume that features signature wins away from home and on neutral courts, with road victories at Texas and Louisville and neutral wins over Northwestern and Ohio State showing it can win outside its own building. The team has leaned on a stout defensive identity to grind out those results, but a lopsided trip to Duke, a neutral setback to Butler and losses to North Carolina and at Virginia Tech create damaging blemishes that keep it from moving higher. With a home rematch against Virginia Tech still on the slate to erase that earlier loss, the combination of quality road and neutral wins, a clear defensive strength and a few high-profile stumbles explains the committee-grade seed it holds.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Rider357W87-53
11/7NC Central353W81-62
11/11Hampton273W91-53
11/15Marshall196W104-78
11/21(N)Northwestern66W83-78
11/23(N)Butler88L80-73
11/28Queens NC192W94-69
12/3@Texas33W88-69
12/6(N)Dayton80W86-73
12/9MD E Shore346W84-60
12/20Maryland134W80-72
12/22American Univ243W95-51
12/31@Virginia Tech57L95-85
1/3@NC State35W76-61
1/7California70W84-60
1/10Stanford61W70-55
1/13@Louisville17W79-70
1/17@SMU43W72-68
1/24North Carolina29L85-80
1/27@Notre Dame87W100-97
1/31@Boston College161W73-66
2/3Pittsburgh102W67-47
2/7Syracuse79W72-59
2/10@Florida St71W61-58
2/14(N)Ohio St27W70-66
2/18@Georgia Tech169W94-68
2/21Miami FL28W86-83
2/24NC State35W90-61
2/28@Duke1L77-51
3/3Wake Forest76W75-70
3/7Virginia Tech5785%