Riding a four game winning streak, Virginia Basketball returns to action facing the Iowa Hawkeyes in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Virginia did not participate in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge a year ago due to a CoVID-19 outbreak within the Virginia program. Prior to that, Virginia was 8-3 in the Challenge under Tony Bennett.
The Hawkeyes are 6-0 this season, but have yet to play anybody even remotely good. Their best win is over Longwood, KenPom’s 204th ranked team. On the plus side, none of those games were even remotely close. Iowa is winning by an average of 31 points per game.