When you play with fire, you’re bound to get burned at some point. After winning their previous two Quad 4 games (Notre Dame and Louisville) by a combined five points, the Virginia Cavaliers were outclassed by Boston College and suffered their first loss outside of Quad 1 on the season.
Does it sink their NCAA Tournament resume? Not in the least.
Is it concerning? Certainly.
With three games remaining, if UVA wants to remain near the top of the seed lines, they’ll need to avoid another loss outside of Quad 1.
As a refresher, when the NCAA Tournament committee convenes to set the NCAA Tournament bracket, they use the “NET” rankings to determine who receives the at large bids and seed lines.