NCAA Tournament March Madness

#20 Virginia

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Projected seed: 4

Virginia’s standing is anchored by a string of resume-building wins away from home and at neutral sites that prove the team can win outside of Charlottesville and by a defense that has routinely kept opponents in check. Road victories at Texas and Louisville and a neutral-site triumph over Northwestern are the kind of results committees reward while a neutral loss to Butler and defeats at Virginia Tech and against North Carolina are the blemishes that push the profile down a notch. The Cavaliers pair that stout defense with key wins in hostile arenas such as SMU and Notre Dame, yet their offensive ceiling feels less certain, which makes the remaining slate especially important. Upcoming chances against Ohio State on a neutral floor and road trips to Georgia Tech and Duke along with several home conference games give Virginia clear paths to shore up the case or to leave lingering questions, and that mix of quality road wins, a signature defensive identity, and a few damaging losses explains their current placement.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Rider357W87-53
11/7NC Central340W81-62
11/11Hampton257W91-53
11/15Marshall170W104-78
11/21(N)Northwestern68W83-78
11/23(N)Butler81L80-73
11/28Queens NC207W94-69
12/3@Texas34W88-69
12/6(N)Dayton95W86-73
12/9MD E Shore337W84-60
12/20Maryland126W80-72
12/22American Univ252W95-51
12/31@Virginia Tech64L95-85
1/3@NC State27W76-61
1/7California65W84-60
1/10Stanford74W70-55
1/13@Louisville15W79-70
1/17@SMU37W72-68
1/24North Carolina29L85-80
1/27@Notre Dame82W100-97
1/31@Boston College150W73-66
2/3Pittsburgh109W67-47
2/7Syracuse67W72-59
2/10@Florida St77W61-58
2/14(N)Ohio St4166%
2/18@Georgia Tech16190%
2/21Miami FL4075%
2/24NC State2769%
2/28@Duke318%
3/3Wake Forest7288%
3/7Virginia Tech6487%