A disappointing close loss to Duke leaves the Virginia Cavaliers out of the top-4 of the ACC this season, but has not closed the door on NCAA at-large bid. There’s still a considerable amount of work to be done, work that begins with finishing out the regular season with a pair of wins over disappointing ACC squads, FSU and Louisville.
Both expected to be better this year than they are. Louisville has had all sorts of issues, which we won’t get into now, but FSU had tied Virginia for the conference regular season title, and (like the Wahoos) earned a 4-seed in the NCAA Tournament and (unlike the Wahoos) reached the Sweet 16.