UVA Cavaliers Aim for ACC Title

0:00On March 11th, the ACC tournament is heating up in Charlotte, with early upsets like 15th seated pit beating Stanford and Wake Forest surviving, over time against Virginia Tech to dash the Hokies NCAA hopes. Second seat of Virginia Cavaliers, led by first-year coach Ryan Odom, opened Thursday at noon against either North Carolina State or Pitt, riding a strong regular season straight into quarterfinal action. Historically, second seats have struggled here, not winning the title since Duke in 2011, despite elite teams like the national champion. Blue Devils in 2015, they've often fallen in quarters or semis, missing finals in nine of the last 14 tournaments and going zero for four in championship games. UVA lives confident facing familiar foes, having dominated both potential first round opponents during league play with big wins over the Wolfpack and a 20-point thumping of the Panthers. Deeper runs can mean tough semis against third-seated Miami, 11 seated Southern Methodist,

1:01or Louisville, though the Cardinals sit without. Star Mikel Brown Jr. for the event. Recent injuries brighten UVA's path to the final, as top-seated Duke loses starters. Patrick Nongba, the second, and Caleb Foster, while fourth-seated. North Carolina is our future NBA prospect, Caleb Wilson, with a broken thumb, both absences that could disrupt those powerhouses after UVA held them in. Check earlier. With the bracket opening up and history begging to be broken, Ryan Odom's hoos have a real shot at tournament glory just before March Manus tips.