The college basketball offseason is here, and we decided to have some fun over the next few months, ranking ALL 364 teams in D1. Number 125 is Virginia Tech basketball.
Before you say we’re crazy – or that all of this is up for debate, let’s go over the very intricate process of how we came to this conclusion. We took a very statistical approach – with the help of Chat GPT – taking into consideration everything from March Madness wins and finishes, to AP Poll appearances, to conference players of the year. And then, a good friend of ours, Scott Blanchard, took our approach to the MAX.
Click here to visit the FIRST article, which explains how the formula works!
Here’s the breakdown of Virginia Tech basketball!
NCAA Tournament Success
- Championships: 0
- Finals appearances: 0
- Final Fours: 0
- Elite Eights: 1
- Sweet 16s: 2
- NCAA wins: 8
- Bids: 13
Consistency Over Time
- Wins per season: 13.5
- Bids per season: 0.11
- AP Polls: 87
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 2
- NBA players drafted & played: 11
- Conference Players of the Year: 3
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 2
- Conference tournament titles: 2
- NIT titles: 2
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on Virginia Tech basketball
We’re back to the ACC at No. 125 as Virginia Tech makes the cut!
The Hokies have actually been a very underrated program lately, going to the big dance in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022. Four of the bids ended in round of 64 exits, but Buzz Williams did lead them to the Sweet 16 in ’19. That team featured future NBA player Nickeil Alexander-Walker and college star Kerry Blackshear.
VTech also saw some solid years under Seth Greenberg, who went 170-123 with the Hokies, but it only resulted in one trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were often snubbed, having four 20-win seasons and going on some NIT runs.
Still, those NIT runs paled in comparison to 1973 and 1995 when VTech actually won the National Invitation Tournament.
The most consistent run of VTech hoops was under Charles Moir, who coached them from 1976-87. He led them to four NCAA Tournaments and only had one losing season in 11 tries. He also coached Dell Curry, who had a great NBA career, but is best known as the father of Steph Curry. Moir also coached Bimbo Coles, arguably the next most famous Hokies hoops alum.
But the best run in Hokies history was 1967, as they went all the way to the Elite 8, taking down Toledo and Indiana, before losing to Dayton.
VTech may not be an ACC blue blood, but they’ve definitely kept it competitive as a Power Conference team. Things seem to be in a weird direction under Mike Young, so we’ll see what that means for the program going forward.