UVa Moves Up in the Polls and has a Showdown with No. 1 on the Horizon

After going 2-0 against lesser competition, the pollsters of the AP and Coaches’ polls rewarded the Cavaliers by giving them a bump in the rankings.

UVa jumped 4 spots in this week’s AP poll to No. 12. The move put them just ahead of Louisville and Notre Dame, who both lost to Florida State (No. 6) this past week. The 4 spot jump also comes in large part to West Virginia falling to No. 18, who lost on the road to Kansas State, and Creighton’s fall to No. 16 after losing at home Marquette. UVa’s Sunday opponent, Villanova, sits atop the rankings, so the Cavaliers will have a chance to knock off the No. 1 team in the country this weekend.

The Coaches Poll gives UVa a similar jump from No. 16 to No. 13. Instead of jumping ahead of Notre Dame and Louisville like the AP, UVa sits in between the ACC rivals. Unlike the AP Poll, Kansas takes the top here. Knocking off the No. 2 team would probably be ok with most UVa fans as well.