Two years ago, the Virginia Cavaliers were announced as a #1 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, prompting joy from the Wahoo faithful thrilled with the team's sudden ascent from mediocrity to college basketball's elite.
This year, Virginia once again appeared on the NCAA Tournament one-line. The consensus reaction this time around, however, has been despair. How could the Committee have once again placed a somewhat underseeded Michigan State team, who ended UVA's past two seasons, in the Cavaliers' region?!
Here are four reasons why the Cavaliers' draw is not a disaster:
Over the past 31 years, 47% of 2-seeds have made the Elite 8.