<P> On March 16 , 2018 , during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament , the University of Virginia ( Virginia ) Cavaliers played a college basketball game against the University of Maryland , Baltimore County ( UMBC ) Retrievers at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte , North Carolina . The Cavaliers , who were seeded first in the South regional bracket and first overall in the NCAA Tournament , faced the Retrievers , who were seeded 16th in the South regional bracket and ranked 63rd overall ( out of a field of 68 ) . Virginia and UMBC competed for the right to face ninth - seeded Kansas State , which had already won their first - round game against Creighton earlier in the day . </P>
<P> On March 16 , 2018 , during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament , the University of Virginia ( Virginia ) Cavaliers played a college basketball game against the University of Maryland , Baltimore County ( UMBC ) Retrievers at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte , North Carolina . The Cavaliers , who were seeded first in the South regional bracket and first overall in the NCAA Tournament , faced the Retrievers , who were seeded 16th in the South regional bracket and ranked 63rd overall ( out of a field of 68 ) . Virginia and UMBC competed for the right to face ninth - seeded Kansas State , which had already won their first - round game against Creighton earlier in the day . </P>
where is the umbc vs virginia game being played
where is the umbc vs virginia game being played
the Spectrum Center in Charlotte , North Carolina
the Spectrum Center in Charlotte , North Carolina