Virginia was oh so close to taking down Duke for the ACC Championship, but the Cavaliers fell short. Still, it was a valiant effort that they put forward against the projected No. 1 overall seed and Virginia did enough to improve their tournament resume in Charlotte.
Virginia came into the ACC Tournament as a projected No. 4 seed in the tournament, but in the latest bracketology predictions ahead of the selection time, the Cavaliers have seen a bump up.
Bracketology
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his latest bracket projection late last night/early this morning, and he placed Virginia in the West Region as the No. 3 seed where they would face the No. 14 seed Tennessee State in Buffalo. If the Cavaliers avoid the upset there, they would face either No. 6 BYU or the winner of the first four games between Texas and SMU.
I think that would be a favorable path to get to the sweet sixteen for the Hoos. They would be the heavy favorite vs Tennessee State, and whoever they would play in the second round, they have already beaten both Texas and SMU, and BYU is not the same team as they were at the beginning of the season. They still have projected top-three pick AJ Dybantsa, but Virginia is the more well rounded team…