Two road wins this week for Virginia (18-3, 7-2 ACC), which is now 6-1 on the road on the season.
They weren’t convincing, meaning, the fan base is concerned – they wouldn’t be UVA Basketball fans if they weren’t concerned about something.
Quoting Hunter S. Thompson: “There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.”
Resume
Quad 1: 4-2
Quad 2: 4-1
Quad 3-4: 10-0
Key
Quad 1: Home (1-30), Neutral (1-50), Away (1-75)
Quad 2: Home (31-75), Neutral (51-100), Away (76-135)
Metrics
Topline
- ELO: 17
- NET: 18
- RPI: 26
Result-based
- KPI: 14
- SOR: 15
- WAB: 16
Predictive
- KenPom: 18
- BartTorvik: 18
- BPI: 26
Average: 18.7
NCAA Tournament seed projection: 4/5 seed line
Key remaining games
- Quad 2: @Florida State (10-12, 3-6 ACC, NET: 102), Feb. 10
- Quad 1: (neutral court) Ohio State (14-7, 6-5 Big Ten, NET: 40), Feb. 14
- Quad 2: Miami (17-5, 6-3 ACC, NET: 39), Feb. 21
- Quad 1: NC State (16-6, 7-2 ACC, NET: 26), Feb. 24
- Quad 1: @Duke (20-1, 9-0 ACC, NET: 2), Feb. 28
- Quad 2: Wake Forest (11-11, 2-7 ACC, NET: 70), March 3
- Quad 2: Virginia Tech (16-7, 5-5 ACC, NET: 56), March 7
Previous games to watch for Quad 1/2 movement
- Butler (80-73 L, Nov. 23): currently 64 in NET (Quad 2 loss now; becomes Quad 1 loss if Butler moves into Top 50)
- Stanford (70-55 W, Jan. 10): currently 78 in NET (Quad 3 win now; becomes Quad 2 if Stanford moves into Top 75)
- Notre Dame (100-97 W, Jan. 27): currently 85 in NET (Quad 2 win now; becomes Quad 1 if Notre Dame moves into Top 75)