The Virginia Cavaliers will welcome another mid-major to JPJ on Monday night as Coppin State returns to Charlottesville.
UVA took care of an overmatched, yet pesky Campbell team in the season opener, 65-56. Coppin State, picked to finish last in the MEAC, is not expected to offer the same challenge. The Eagles are ranked in the bottom five in Torvik’s full Division 1 rankings, and unlike the Fighting Camels, do not have a history of challenging power conference teams.
In the Tony Bennett era, Coppin State played UVA twice: a 97-40 thumping in 2018-19 and a more modest 68-52 Cavaliers victory in 2021-22.