Program history
Virginia
in the tournament.
Virginia appears in 27 tournaments in this archive, between 1976 and 2026, with an all-time record of 35–26. One of those runs ended with the net coming down, in 2019.
In its opening game it is 6–2. 8 of its 16 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1984, when a 7th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Arkansas 53–51. The reverse happened in 2018: as a 1st seed it lost to the 16th-seeded UMBC 74–54.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 7, from 2014 to 2021. It has met Tennessee 4 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 1st seed and as low as a 10th.
- 27 Appearances
- 35–26 All-time record
- 1 Title
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | — | 18–12 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast | Round of 32 |
| 1981 | 1 | 29–5 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast Conference | Third Place |
| 1982 | 1 | 30–4 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1983 | 1 | 29–5 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast Conference | Regional Runner-up |
| 1984 | 7 | 21–12 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast Conference | National semifinals |
| 1986 | 5 | 19–11 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round 1 to DePaul, 68–72 |
| 1987 | 5 | 21–10 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Wyoming, 60–64 |
| 1989 | 5 | 22–11 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to Michigan, 65–102 |
| 1990 | 7 | 20–12 | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Second Round to Syracuse, 61–63 |
| 1991 | 7 | 21–12 | Jeff Jones | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round 1 to BYU, 48–61 |
| 1993 | 6 | 21–10 | Jeff Jones | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to Cincinnati, 54–71 |
| 1994 | 7 | 18–13 | Jeff Jones | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Arizona, 58–71 |
| 1995 | 4 | 25–9 | Jeff Jones | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to Arkansas, 61–68 |
| 1997 | 9 | 18–13 | Jeff Jones | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Iowa, 60–73 |
| 2001 | 5 | 20–9 | Pete Gillen | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Gonzaga, 85–86 |
| 2007 | 4 | 21–11 | Dave Leitao | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Tennessee, 74–77 |
| 2012 | 10 | 22–10 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Florida, 45–71 |
| 2014 | 1 | 30–7 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Michigan State, 59–61 |
| 2015 | 2 | 30–4 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Michigan State, 54–60 |
| 2016 | 1 | 29–8 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the regional final to Syracuse, 62–68 |
| 2017 | 5 | 23–11 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Florida, 39–65 |
| 2018 | 1 | 31–2 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to UMBC, 54–74 |
| 2019 | 1 | 35–3 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | won the national championship game (85–77 vs Texas Tech) |
| 2021 | 4 | 18–7 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Ohio, 58–62 |
| 2023 | 4 | 25–8 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Furman, 67–68 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23–11 | Tony Bennett | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the opening round to Colorado State, 42–67 |
| 2026 | 3 | 30–6 | Ryan Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Tennessee, 72–79 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 6–2 |
| Round of 64 | 13–10 |
| Round of 32 | 4–5 |
| Round of 8 | 3–4 |
| Semifinal | 8–5 |
| Final | 1–0 |
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