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Since our last update, the UVA Basketball team blew a 16-point lead in a home loss to North Carolina, then rallied from 19 down to win in two OTs at Notre Dame.
No sins committed either way there.
Carolina is a sure-bet NCAA Tournament team; Notre Dame won’t be, but that’s still a Quad 2 road win.
Resume
Quad 1: 4-2
Quad 2: 4-1
Quad 3-4: 9-0
Key
Quad 1: Home (1-30), Neutral (1-50), Away (1-75)
Quad 2: Home (31-75), Neutral (51-100), Away (76-135)
Metrics
KPI: 13
BartTorvik:15
SOR: 16
NET: 16
KenPom: 16
ELO: 18
RPI: 23
BPI: 23
Average: 17.5
NCAA Tournament seed projection: 4/5 seed line
Key remaining games
Quad 2: @Florida State (9-12, 2-6 ACC, NET: 107), 10
Quad 1: (neutral court) Ohio State (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten, NET: 37), 14
Quad 2/1: Miami (17-4, 6-2 ACC, NET: 36), 21
Quad 1/2: NC State (15-6, 6-2 ACC, NET: 27), 24
Quad 1: @Duke (19-1, 8-0 ACC, NET: 4), 28
Quad 2: Wake Forest (11-10, 2-6 ACC, NET: 67), March 3
Quad 2: Virginia Tech (16-6, 5-4 ACC, NET: 54), March 7
Previous games to watch for Quad 1/2 movement
Butler (80-73 L, Nov. 23): currently 57 in NET (Quad 2 loss now; becomes Quad 1 loss if Butler moves into Top 50)
Stanford (70-55 W, Jan. 10): currently 77 in NET (Quad 3 win now; becomes Quad 2 if Stanford moves into Top 75)
Notre Dame (100-97 W, Jan. 27): currently 82 in NET (Quad 2 win now; becomes Quad 1 if Notre Dame moves into Top 75)
