Selection Sunday: Virginia Basketball Misses First NCAA Tournament Since 2013
UPDATE: Virginia Basketball Set to Host Mississippi State in NIT
For the first time since the 2012-2013 season, the Virginia Cavaliers were not selected to participate in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
After finishing the regular season sixth in the ACC standings with a record of 18-12 and 12-8 in ACC play, the Cavaliers needed to win at least two or three games in the ACC Tournament to be in the conversation for an-large bid. UVA defeated Louisville 51-50 in the second round, but then suffered a blowout 63-43 loss to No. 3 seed North Carolina in the ACC quarterfinals.
That defeat solidified Virginia's postseason fate and the Cavaliers will now await a selection to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), consisting of 32 teams who did not receive a March Madness bid.
The NIT selection show is at 9pm ET on Sunday and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
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