Virginia's home loss to rival Virginia Tech on Saturday didn't faze either the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee or media voters in the weekly Associated Press poll.
The Cavaliers (23-2, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) were awarded the No. 1 spot in preliminary NCAA Tournament seedings released Sunday and will take their first No. 1 ranking in the poll in 36 years into their game Tuesday night against Miami in Coral Gables, Fla.
The Hurricanes (18-6, 7-5 ACC) were not as fortunate. Their weekend loss at Boston College ended their winning streak at three games and knocked them from the No.