NCAA Tournament March Madness

#24 Virginia

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Projected seed: 4

Virginia’s résumé is built on a resume-building road victory at Texas and strong neutral-site showings against Northwestern and Dayton that demonstrate the team can win away from home, while the neutral loss to Butler is a clear blemish that undercuts otherwise steady results. Convincing nonconference wins over Rider, Hampton and Queens point to offensive outbursts against lesser competition and a home victory over Maryland shows the program can handle quality league opposition. With remaining road chances at Louisville, SMU and Notre Dame, a headline home game against North Carolina and a brutal trip to Duke, Virginia has multiple opportunities to add signature wins and erase lingering doubt created by the Butler setback; how the Cavaliers perform in those high-visibility road and neutral spots will determine whether the résumé is firmly established or needs further repair.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Rider350W87-53
11/7NC Central351W81-62
11/11Hampton256W91-53
11/15Marshall158W104-78
11/21(N)Northwestern55W83-78
11/23(N)Butler49L80-73
11/28Queens NC214W94-69
12/3@Texas45W88-69
12/6(N)Dayton64W86-73
12/9MD E Shore343W84-60
12/20Maryland99W80-72
12/22American Univ253W95-51
12/31@Virginia Tech6864%
1/3@NC State2741%
1/7California6180%
1/10Stanford8785%
1/13@Louisville1330%
1/17@SMU4049%
1/24North Carolina2261%
1/27@Notre Dame6563%
1/31@Boston College15786%
2/3Pittsburgh9186%
2/7Syracuse7884%
2/10@Florida St11077%
2/14(N)Ohio St3758%
2/18@Georgia Tech13482%
2/21Miami FL3669%
2/24NC State2763%
2/28@Duke619%
3/3Wake Forest5980%
3/7Virginia Tech6882%