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Virginia Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
ACC
Power
+15.3
D-I rank
#20
of 366
ACC rank
#2
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Virginia is 1-0 and ranked #20 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #2 in the ACC.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I men's teams with each other.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 3vsDrexelW 89-60
Pick: W 76-58 · 87% ✓
Nov 6vsNortheasternProjected W 89-66 · 90%
Nov 8vsArkansasProjected W 77-75 · 56%
Nov 10vsBucknellProjected W 87-59 · 96%
Nov 13atMarylandPick posts game week
Nov 17vsOld DominionPick posts game week
Nov 20vsLoyola MarylandPick posts game week
Nov 25atMarquettePick posts game week
Nov 27atXavierPick posts game week
Dec 2vsKentuckyPick posts game week
Dec 8vsBethune-CookmanPick posts game week
Dec 13vsWestern Caro.Pick posts game week
Dec 20vsUConnPick posts game week
Dec 29atClemsonPick posts game week
Jan 2vsSMUPick posts game week
Jan 6atStanfordPick posts game week
Jan 9atCaliforniaPick posts game week
Jan 13vsBoston CollegePick posts game week
Jan 16atMiami (FL)Pick posts game week
Jan 19atNorth CarolinaPick posts game week
Jan 27vsGeorgia TechPick posts game week
Jan 30vsVirginia TechPick posts game week
Feb 3atSyracusePick posts game week
Feb 6vsDukePick posts game week
Feb 9atPittsburghPick posts game week
Feb 13vsNotre DamePick posts game week
Feb 15vsLouisvillePick posts game week
Feb 23atVirginia TechPick posts game week
Feb 27vsFlorida St.Pick posts game week
Mar 1atDukePick posts game week
Mar 6vsNC StatePick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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ACC power rankings

Duke#3 · 1-0 · +20.8Virginia#20 · 1-0 · +15.3Louisville#28 · 1-0 · +13.5Miami (FL)#33 · 0-1 · +13.0NC State#39 · 1-0 · +11.8Florida St.#44 · 1-0 · +11.2North Carolina#49 · 1-0 · +10.4SMU#57 · 1-0 · +9.2Virginia Tech#72 · 1-0 · +7.9Notre Dame#76 · 1-0 · +7.5Clemson#78 · 1-0 · +7.2Pittsburgh#79 · 1-0 · +7.2California#80 · 1-0 · +7.1Stanford#84 · 1-0 · +6.8Wake Forest#85 · 1-0 · +6.7Syracuse#103 · 1-0 · +5.3Boston College#120 · 1-0 · +3.2Georgia Tech#133 · 1-0 · +2.2

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