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March Madness update: Latest on resumes for Virginia, Virginia Tech

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Before I get into the resumes, man, the people who vote in the AP and coaches polls have no respect for Virginia.

The ‘Hoos (22-3, 10-2 ACC) have won six straight, are all alone in second in the ACC, and in a week with a bunch of teams in the Top 25 struggling, they moved up exactly one spot in each of the polls, from #15 to #14.

Whatevs, right?

I mean, if the guys in orange and blue need a sliver more motivation – to maybe run a split-second faster down the court, jump a smidge higher for a rebound, there it is.

Resume: Virginia


Quad 1: 5-2
Quad 2: 
7-1
Quad 3-4: 
10-0

Topline

  • ELO: 14
  • NET: 19
  • RPI: 22

Result-based

  • KPI: 13
  • SOR: 15
  • WAB: 17

Predictive

  • BartTorvik: 18
  • KenPom: 20
  • BPI: 23

Average: 17.9
NCAA Tournament seed projection: 4/5 seed line

Key remaining games

  • Quad 2: Miami (20-5, 9-3 ACC, NET: 35), Feb. 21
  • Quad 1: NC State (18-8, 9-4 ACC, NET: 29), Feb. 24
  • Quad 1: @Duke (23-2, 12-1 ACC, NET: 2), Feb. 28
  • Quad 2: Wake Forest (13-12, 4-8 ACC, NET: 64), March 3
  • Quad 2: Virginia Tech (17-9, 6-7 ACC, NET: 58), March 7

Resume: Virginia Tech


Quad 1: 3-7
Quad 2: 
4-1
Quad 3-4: 
10-1

Topline

  • RPI: 50
  • NET: 58
  • ELO: 59

Result-based

  • KPI: 37
  • WAB: 51
  • SOR: 53

Predictive

  • BartTorvik: 60
  • KenPom: 65
  • BPI: 69

Average: 55.8
NCAA Tournament seed projection: borderline Second Four Out

Key remaining games

  • Quad 1: @Miami (20-5, 9-3 ACC, NET: 35), Feb. 17
  • Quad 2: Wake Forest (13-12, 4-8 ACC, NET: 64), Feb. 21
  • Quad 1: @North Carolina (20-5, 8-4 ACC, NET: 25), Feb. 28
  • Quad 1: @Virginia (22-3, 10-2 ACC, NET: 19), March 7

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