In the 2018 NCAA Tournament , Virginia became the first number 1 seed to lose to a number 16 seed when they lost to the UMBC Retrievers 74 – 54 . Led by tenth-year head coach Tony Bennett , Virginia finished the regular season with a record of 28 – 2 . They posted a 16 – 2 conference record , earning them the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament , where they defeated No. 8 seed NC State , before losing to No. 4 seed Florida State . In the NCAA Tournament , the Cavaliers earned a No. 1 seed in the South Regional . The Cavaliers defeated No. 16 seed and NCAA tournament debutants Gardner – Webb in the first round , and No. 9 seed Oklahoma in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen , where they ended a potential Cinderella run from No. 12 seed Oregon . In the Elite Eight , the Cavs needed overtime to beat No. 3 Purdue ; with the win , they advanced to their first Final Four since 1984 . They then defeated No. 5 seed Auburn , champions of the Midwest Regional , by a single point
ACC Tournament
2019 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game