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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 12: Malik Thomas #1 of the Virginia Cavaliers brings the ball up court in the first half against the NC State Wolfpack during the quarterfinals of the 2026 Men's ACC Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 12, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Virginia Cavaliers are back in March Madness. Not as an inconsistent at-large team, not as a play-in participant, but as a formidable squad that no coach should want to go against going forward.

The ’Hoos last made the tourney in the 2023-2024 season, a First Four loss to Colorado State in what ended up being Tony Bennett’s last game as UVA’s head coach. But now? The ‘Hoos are back as a three-seed in the Midwest region, where they’ll meet the winners of the Horizon League in 14th-seed Wright State on Friday.

We’ll have plenty of tourney coverage coming soon, but there is one aspect of this upcoming game, and tournament that needs to be brought up immediately. Uniforms. UVA has worn five different combinations this season, three of which were unveiled this year with the hiring of Ryan Odom, longtime uniform czar during his time at VCU.

The other two were carryovers from what the program had been exclusively donning throughout the past five seasons. UVA began sporting the two basic blue/white combinations starting in the 2020-2021 season, the year after the Covid-19 pandemic abruptly put an end to the college basketball season, halting conference tournaments and cancelling March Madness. A year where, for what it’s worth, the Cavaliers would have been a tough out had they been able to take the floor in the NCAA tournament.