Virginia Cavaliers NCAA Basketball News

Roy Williams and North Carolina are hoping for a No. 1 seed in the NCAAs. Is that a lucky jacket? Grant Halverson/Getty Images With either five or six games remaining in their ACC regular season schedules, six teams are playing musical chairs for what most observers believe will be five invitations from the NCAA Selection Committee.

Virginia sophomore Joe Harris fractured a bone in his left hand in the Cavaliers' 70-52 loss to North Carolina on Saturday, the school announced Sunday.

It wasn't the best way to bounce back from a bad game, but it will suffice. UNC struggled to find the bottom of the net, and took way to long to figure a way around Virginia's double team, but the defense held strong until the Heels could close out the game with a 23-9 run.

Virginia guard Joe Harris fractured a bone in his left, non-shooting hand Saturday in the team's 70-52 loss at North Carolina.

UNC head coach Roy Williams Quotes Opening Statement: "Needless to say we feel a heck of a lot better now than we did three or four days ago.

Virginia's Mike Scott dunks over North Carolina's James Michael McAdoo during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Feb.

By now you should all know what happened the last time these two teams got together.

Virginia Cavaliers guard Jontel Evans shoots the ball past Boston College Eagles guard Danny Rubin in the second half at John Paul Jones Arena.

How will the Tar Heels respond to Wednesday's stunning loss? Saturday's game against No.

We've already written pretty extensively about the three marquee games that took place tonight.

Wake Forest guard C.J. Harris shoots in front of Virginia guard Sammy Zeglinski, who had four assists and no turnovers.

If you still have any doubt that Mike Scott is really, really, really good at basketball, you didn't see the UVA-Wake Forest game .

No team moved more than one spot since last week. Virginia never passes Georgetown.

Forward Mike Scott of Virginia is sixth in the ACC in rebounding with 8.5 per game.

With only eight healthy scholarship players and six in the normal rotation, Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett has not ruled out a switch to the starting lineup.

Miami, which also took a double-overtime win against Maryland last week, has won four conference games in a row.

Norfolk State set a school Division I record for wins with 17 after beating Maryland -Eastern Shore 72-60. The Spartans' previous best was 16 wins in the 2007-08 season.

Another national award has listed Virginia forward Mike Scott among the top players in college basketball at the season's mid-point. On Monday, it was the Oscar Robertson Trophy releasing its midseason watch list, and including the fifth-year UVa senior among the contenders.

The Cavaliers are down three spots to #19 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after Saturday's 58-55 loss at Florida State.

"Nothing's out of the realm," Bennett said during his segment of the ACC coaches' teleconference, "but I don't think that's the answer." Bennett noted the Cavaliers are mostly playing a six-man rotation right now and all six of those players will have ample minutes on the floor whether they're starting or playing in reserve.