5 Virginia Teams Make NCAA Tournament Field; Richmond Headed to NIT

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Five teams from Virginia made the 2021 NCAA Tournament field of 68, highlighted by the Virginia Cavaliers. The No. 4 Wahoos earned the highest seed of the five Virginia programs and join a Commonwealth-loaded West Region that also features No. 10 VCU and No. 16 Norfolk State. The Rams and Cavaliers earned at-large bids while Norfolk State won the MEAC.

Virginia Tech, also an at-large bid earner, was placed in the South Region at No. 10 while nearby Liberty, the ASUN champs, snagged the No. 13 seed in the Midwest Region. Virginia teams will be in action each of the tournament’s first three days (Thursday-Saturday).

No. 4 Virginia (West)
No. 10 VCU (West)
No. 10 Virginia Tech (South)
No. 13 Liberty (Midwest)
No. 16 Norfolk State (West)

Complete bracket here.

No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 16 Appalachian State (First Four)

Thursday, March 18th
Time: 8:40 p.m.
TV: TruTV
Line: App St. -3
O/U: 135

No. 10 Virginia Tech No. 7 Florida

Friday, March 19th
Time: 12:15 p.m.
TV: CBS
Line: Florida -1
O/U: 137

No. 13 Liberty vs. No. 4 Oklahoma State

Friday, March 19th
Time: 6:25 p.m.
TV: TBS
Line: OSU -9.5
O/U: 142

No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 13 Ohio

Saturday, March 20th
Time: 7:15 p.m.
TV: TruTV
Line: UVA -8
O/U: 131

No. 10 VCU vs. No. 7 Oregon

Saturday, March 20th
Time: 9:57 p.m.
TV: TNT
Line: Oregon -6
O/U: 137

Richmond was excluded from the NCAA Tournament but earned a No. 2 seed in the 2021 NIT. They’ll play on Wednesday, March 17th vs. No. 3 Toledo on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET. You can find the NIT bracket here.