The change in ranking comes as UVA takes the week off with a bye before facing off against Washington State next weekend. Virginia has not been ranked this high since 2019, a season they finished with nine wins and an Orange Bowl appearance. The season marked the best of then-head coach Bronco Mendenhall’s tenure in Charlottesville.
UVA’s three wins against conference opponents this season is already tied for the most under current head coach Tony Elliott. The Hoo’s even failed to win three games in total in two of Elliott’s seasons coming into 2025. It is safe to say, this is one of the best Virginia football teams in recent memory.
Going back even further, this No. 18 ranking is just the third time the Cavaliers have been ranked inside the top-20 since 2006. Before the 2019 season I mentioned, Virginia was ranked as high as 16th in the country in 2007, once again finishing with nine wins before losing in the Gator Bowl.
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