After going to an an improbable Final Four in 2011, the VCU Rams began talking about being the premier college basketball program in the Commonwealth, and the Virginia-VCU series became a bit of a marquee matchup for the two programs. They’ve played three times since then. In 2013, VCU won at JPJ. Virginia has won the last two matchups, both at the Siegel Center in Richmond, including last year’s 76-67 win. Right now, the programs are going in different directions, In 2016, VCU ranked 31st in KenPom’s rankings. Last year, they ranked 144th. And we all know where the Virginia Cavaliers are nationally.
THE BIG PREVIEW: Virginia vs. VCU
