Building on the success of the previous season , the Cavaliers had their best regular season in program history with a record of 28 – 2 , their first undefeated non-conference regular season record since 2000 – 01 , and their highest national ranking since 1982 – 83 , ranking at number two on the AP Poll for a total of seven weeks . The Cavaliers also became the first team outside of Tobacco Road to win back-to-back ACC regular season championships , with their conference record of 16 – 2 . Particular highlights included holding Rutgers , Harvard , and Georgia Tech to under thirty points each . Virginia also held Harvard to a single field goal in the first half of their game , tying the NCAA record for fewest field goals allowed in the first half of a game since the shot clock was instituted in 1986 . However , late-season injuries , in particular Justin Anderson 's nearly five-week-long absence due to a broken finger and appendectomy , hurt the team , with the Cavaliers falling in a close loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals . In the NCAA Tournament they defeated Belmont in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan State
ACC Tournament
2015 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team