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Poll Watch: Virginia rises to sixth in new USA Today coaches Top 25

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Virginia, on a five-game winning streak, jumped several spots in both the AP and USA Today polls this week.

UVA (15-3, 7-2 ACC) is sixth in the USA Today coaches poll and seventh in the AP writers poll, up from 10th in both polls last week.

Virginia is again this week the ACC’s top-ranked team.

Also ranked this week are Miami (15-4, 6-3 ACC), which is 19th in the coaches poll and 20th in the AP poll; Clemson (16-4, 8-1 ACC), which is 23rd in the coaches poll and 24th in the AP poll; and Duke (14-5, 5-3 ACC), which is 25th in the coaches poll.

Virginia gets the mid-week bye this week, meaning the Cavaliers don’t play again until Saturday, against Boston College (9-11, 3-6 ACC), at noon ET in Charlottesville.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019, and Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, and The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, published in 2018. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].