Final Nov 21
JMU 99 -3.0 o146.0
UIC 81 3.0 u146.0
Final Nov 21
MIA 69 -9.0 o143.0
DRKE 80 9.0 u143.0
Final OT Nov 21
OHIO 81 -2.0 o146.5
MTU 83 2.0 u146.5
Final Nov 21
LAS 67 -1.5 o144.0
UCSD 72 1.5 u144.0
Final Nov 21
OKST 78 2.0 o163.0
FAU 86 -2.0 u163.0
Final Nov 21
USF 74 -6.5 o145.5
PORT 68 6.5 u145.5
Final Nov 21
ECU 78 -4.0 o135.0
JVST 86 4.0 u135.0
Final Nov 21
MONM 62 4.5 o146.5
YSU 72 -4.5 u146.5
Final OT Nov 21
HALL 69 7.0 o126.0
VCU 66 -7.0 u126.0
Final Nov 21
BRAD 82 -7.0 o135.5
TXST 68 7.0 u135.5
Final Nov 21
TOL 103 -13.0 o154.5
STET 78 13.0 u154.5
Final Nov 21
RMU 86 9.5 o151.5
COR 76 -9.5 u151.5
Final Nov 21
UNCG 58 17.5 o146.5
IND 69 -17.5 u146.5
Final 0OT Nov 21
BAY 99 -2.5 o150.5
SJU 98 2.5 u150.5
Final Nov 21
SYR 66 11.0 o155.0
TEX 70 -11.0 u155.0
Final Nov 21
NIAG 73 14.0 o136.5
KENT 76 -14.0 u136.5
Final Nov 21
EMU 68 7.0 o134.5
OAK 64 -7.0 u134.5
Final Nov 21
RAD 51 22.0 o144.5
CLEM 79 -22.0 u144.5
Final Nov 21
EDW 59 -0.0 o0.0
UNF 108 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
JOHNSU 52 -0.0 o0.0
CHAT 72 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
BRY 66 -12.5 o153.0
STONE 67 12.5 u153.0
Final Nov 21
NJIT 64 12.5 o135.0
BUCK 81 -12.5 u135.0
Final Nov 21
MER 72 18.5 o150.0
SCAR 84 -18.5 u150.0
Final OT Nov 21
SEMO 77 1.5 o149.5
CARK 73 -1.5 u149.5
Final OT Nov 21
PRE 58 8.5 o135.0
SFA 55 -8.5 u135.0
Final Nov 21
VAN 73 2.5 o150.5
NEV 71 -2.5 u150.5
Final Nov 21
TRN 78 -0.0 o0.0
SHSU 105 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
46 -0.0 o0.0
WIU 73 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
TXWES 66 -0.0 o0.0
UNT 73 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
MINCR 60 -0.0 o0.0
NDSU 67 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
ORU 68 21.5 o149.5
MISS 100 -21.5 u149.5
Final Nov 21
LNDNWD 64 9.5 o145.0
VALP 77 -9.5 u145.0
Final Nov 21
CCSU 54 -2.0 o142.0
SH 67 2.0 u142.0
Final Nov 21
PRIN 62 -7.5 o152.5
WRST 80 7.5 u152.5
Final Nov 21
UTM 77 11.5 o155.5
AMCC 81 -11.5 u155.5
Final Nov 21
TAMCOM 56 24.5 o144.5
OKLA 84 -24.5 u144.5
Final Nov 21
TST 49 31.0 o147.0
MICH 72 -31.0 u147.0
Final Nov 21
TTU 77 -10.5 o149.5
STJOE 78 10.5 u149.5
Final Nov 21
GRAM 58 23.5 o152.5
UNM 80 -23.5 u152.5
Final Nov 21
TENN 64 -12.5 o126.5
UVA 42 12.5 u126.5
Final Nov 21
EWU 81 14.0 o158.5
WSU 96 -14.0 u158.5
Final Nov 21
AFA 69 16.0 o136.0
CAL 78 -16.0 u136.0
Final Nov 21
ORE 78 -6.5 o139.5
ORST 75 6.5 u139.5
Final Nov 21
MEM 68 2.0 o154.5
SF 64 -2.0 u154.5
Colorado State 7th Mountain West25-11
Virginia 3rd Atlantic Coast23-11

Colorado State @ Virginia preview

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Virginia looks to avoid a third straight one-and-done NCAA Tournament when it meets fellow No. 10 seed Colorado State in a First Four contest on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio.

The Cavaliers (23-10) were seeded fourth in their first-round losses to No. 13 seeds Ohio and Furman during the 2021 and 2023 tournaments, respectively. Virginia's last win in the NCAA Tournament was its overtime victory over Texas Tech in the 2019 national championship game.

The Rams (24-10) also fell in the first round in their most recent appearance in the Big Dance in 2022. They haven't won a tournament game since 2013.

The Virginia-Colorado State winner plays seventh-seeded Texas (20-12) on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C.

This is the first-ever meeting between these programs. The Rams were one of a record six teams from the mid-major Mountain West to make the tourney -- one more than the Cavaliers' vaunted Atlantic Coast Conference.

Both teams squeaked into the field. Colorado State received the final at-large bid, according to the selection committee. And Virginia was the lowest-rated team (69th) in the kenpom.com ratings to receive an at-large entry.

It's a long way from the First Four to the Final Four, but Colorado State coach Niko Medved reminded his team that the journey is not unprecedented. VCU did it in 2011 and UCLA accomplished it in 2021. La Salle (2013), Tennessee (2014) and Syracuse (2018) all advanced to the Sweet 16 from the Dayton play-in site.

"Every year somebody who plays in this game in Dayton ends up making a big run in the tournament. This year, why not us?" Medved said, per the Denver Gazette.

Colorado State won four of its last five games, falling 74-61 to New Mexico in the Mountain West semifinals on Friday.

Virginia is just 4-5 since having an eight-game winning streak snapped on Feb. 13. The Cavaliers lost 73-65 in overtime to eventual champion NC State in the ACC semifinals on Friday.

Both teams are led by veteran point guards.

Fifth-year senior Isaiah Stevens leads the Rams with 16.5 points and 7.0 assists per game. Fourth-year senior Reece Beekman paces the Cavaliers with 14.3 points and 6.3 assists per game.

"Excited to go play," Stevens said. "... There are a lot of teams that would trade places with us in a heartbeat. Our season is continuing to march forward, and we're excited about that."

Beekman defended Virginia's inclusion in the field over St. John's, Oklahoma and fellow ACC member Pittsburgh.

"We finished third in the ACC. We've got some good non-conference wins as well," Beekman told The Virginian-Pilot. "We beat Florida on a neutral court and Texas A&M at home. Those are some great wins. We stayed steady all year. Of course, we're not the flashiest team, but I feel like we've got the pieces and the resume to show it."

The deliberate Cavaliers rank third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 59.5 points per game. The Rams average 76.4 points per game but were 0-6 when scoring fewer than 65 points.

--Field Level Media

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