Program history
Virginia Tech
in the tournament.
Virginia Tech appears in 13 tournaments in this archive, between 1967 and 2022, with an all-time record of 8–13.
1 of its 4 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1996, when a 9th seed beat the 8th-seeded UW–Green Bay 61–49. The reverse happened in 1986: as a 7th seed it lost to the 10th-seeded Villanova 71–62.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 5, from 2017 to 2022. Its longest absence ran 11 years, between 1996 and 2007.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 4th seed and as low as an 11th.
- 13 Appearances
- 8–13 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | — | — | Howie Shannon | Independent | Regional Runner-up |
| 1976 | — | 21–7 | Don DeVoe | Independent | Round of 32 |
| 1979 | 8 | 22–9 | Charles Moir | Metro Conference (1975–1995) | Round of 32 |
| 1980 | 7 | 21–8 | Charles Moir | Metro Conference (1975–1995) | Round of 32 |
| 1985 | 9 | 20–9 | Charles Moir | Metro Conference (1975–1995) | lost in the Round 1 to Temple, 57–60 |
| 1986 | 7 | 22–9 | Charles Moir | Metro Conference (1975–1995) | lost in the Round 1 to Villanova, 62–71 |
| 1996 | 9 | 23–6 | Bill Foster | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Kentucky, 60–84 |
| 2007 | 5 | 22–12 | Seth Greenberg | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Southern Illinois, 48–63 |
| 2017 | 9 | 22–11 | Buzz Williams | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Wisconsin, 74–84 |
| 2018 | 8 | 21–12 | Buzz Williams | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Alabama, 83–86 |
| 2019 | 4 | 26–9 | Buzz Williams | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Duke, 73–75 |
| 2021 | 10 | 15–7 | Mike Young | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Florida, 70–75 (OT) |
| 2022 | 11 | 23–13 | Mike Young | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Texas, 73–81 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1–3 |
| Round of 64 | 6–7 |
| Round of 32 | 1–2 |
| Semifinal | 0–1 |
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