 The Cavaliers began and ended the season ranked in the AP Top 5 with a 28–2 regular season.In the ACC Tournament, Virginia defeated bubble team NC State 76–56 before being physically overpowered by a very athletic Florida State team, 69–59.The two UVA–Duke matchups during the ACC regular season were the most watched college basketball games of the regular season with 3.8 million and 3.3 million viewers for their games in Durham and Charlottesville respectively.