VT has moved up to #35 in the most recent NET rankings update. If not mistaken, that's a jump of 15 positions in the past week...from 52 to 35. All 34 teams ahead of VT are currently safely "in" the NCAA bracket per ESPN's Joe Lunardi. VT is the highest rated team NOT in the bracket. Lunardi has some significantly lower rated teams in his projected field, most notably to me Creighton who has a 16-9 record (comparable to VT) but a much lower NET of 73. They do however have a handful of Quad 1 wins, and VT has zero. Interestingly, VT is the second best ACC squad behind only Duke who sits at #11. We are rated AHEAD of Wake, Notre Dame, UNC, and Miami...by a wide margin other than UNC!
