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1 seeds in all four regions of the NCAA Tournament. Virginia is one of only two NCAA programs to have earned No. The Cavaliers have been ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll some 98 times since 1980, and have received seven No.

Virginia won its first NCAA tournament championship in 2019, and won the last third-place game ever played at the Final Four in 1981. As of 2022, Virginia has had 11 consecutive winning ACC seasons, the longest active streak among ACC programs. In the recent 18-game ACC era (2012–2019), Virginia had four out of the five ACC teams that finished 16–2 or better in conference play. The program has since won ten ACC season titles, third-most in conference history.

Virginia was a top program in the early years of college basketball under the tutelage of Pop Lannigan from 1905 to 1929 and a consistent winner under multi-sport coach Gus Tebell from 1930 to 1951, but the Cavaliers struggled through the 1950s and 1960s before Terry Holland arrived in 1974 to win their first ACC Championship and earn their first NCAA tournament appearance in just his second year. They have been called the Cavaliers since 1923, predating the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA by half a century. The team is coached by Tony Bennett and plays home games at the on-campus John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) which opened in 2006. Virginia has won one NCAA Championship, two National Invitation Tournaments, and three ACC tournament titles. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Virginia. Things could get very interesting for the Cavaliers with some guys needing to step up in a big way next year. Gardner is a highly-regarded and decorated post player from the AAC while Franklin is a sharpshooting guard with some versatility. There’s hope though with the additions of Jayden Gardner (East Carolina) and Armaan Franklin (Indiana). This year, things could end up a whole lot different. Virginia basketball finished sixth in the nation this past season, allowing just 60.5 ppg on their way to a 13-4 finish in ACC basketball action and another ACC regular-season crown. While the backcourt is still intact, the wing and beyond leave things in a mysterious place for the “best defensive team” in college basketball. With Sam Hauser, Trey Murphy III, and Jay Huff all gone, the cupboard is very bare in the scoring department.

13 seed Ohio and highly-touted Jayson Preston, who finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament in the first round to No. Virginia Basketball didn’t finish the 2020-21 season quite how they started, losing as a No. Virginia Basketball Tony Bennett Michael Thomas Shroyer-USA TODAY Sports