| Other names | Commonwealth Clash |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Location | Virginia,United States |
| First meeting | February 20, 1915 Virginia, 39–21 |
| Latest meeting | February 15, 2025 Virginia, 73–70 |
| Stadiums | John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Cassell Coliseum (8,925) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 160 |
| All-time record | Virginia leads, 99–61 |
| All-time series (Conference only) | Virginia leads, 42–19 |
| Postseason results | Virginia leads1–0 |
| Largest victory | Virginia: 48 points (1955) Virginia Tech: 35 points (1961) |
| Longest win streak | Both: 9 games VT: 1948–52, 1958–65 UVA: 1978–84 |
| Current win streak | Virginia, 1 (2025–present) |


TheVirginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry is an AmericanCollege basketballrivalry between themen's basketball team of theUniversity of Virginia (calledVirginia in sports media and abbreviatedUVA) and themen's basketball team ofVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (calledVirginia Tech and abbreviatedVT). The two schools first met in 1915 and have played in every season since 1922. Since Virginia Tech's admission inthe ACC in 2004, the teams have played twice annually.[2][3][4]
The two teams first played in 1915, with the Cavaliers winning 39–21. The games are normally played on the schools' respective campuses, but, especially between 1976 and 2000, neutral sites throughoutVirginia, such asRoanoke,Lynchburg,Richmond, andNorfolk hosted the games.[5] In2006, the teams had their lone meeting in theACC men's basketball tournament; Virginia won 60–56 in the first-round match-up.[6]


Virginia and No. 25 Virginia Tech surprisingly sat atop the ACC standings with identical 10–4 ACC records on March 1, 2007, and faced off atJohn Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville in ade facto tiebreaker. The winner would clinch a share of either the fifth (of 11)ACC regular season championships for UVA or a first for Virginia Tech. Virginia went on to win the game, and its share of the ACC regular season title, 69–56, with a late 6–0 run bySean Singletary being key to their championship victory.[7]

No. 12 Virginia traveled to Blacksburg after besting Virginia Tech by 23 in Charlottesville. With the score tied and approximately 20 seconds remaining in overtime,London Perrantes drove into the lane for a layup and it seemed certain Virginia would take the lead. Shockingly, the ball rolled around the hoop until coming to rest on the back of the rim, and the possession arrow gave the ball to Virginia Tech... who went on to win 80–78 after a second overtime. Hokie Seth Allen hit a short pull-up jumper to seal it.[8]
Arguably the two best squads in the history of these programs faced off on January 15, 2019, in the first and only meeting between two AP Top 10 teams in the rivalry's history.[9] TheNo. 4 Cavaliers entered the contest with a record of 15–0 (3–0 ACC) while theNo. 9 Hokies came in with a 14–1 (3–0 ACC) record.[9] UVA never trailed from the opening tip to the final buzzer in this heavyweight matchup, winning 81–59 and powered byDe'Andre Hunter's 21 points andTy Jerome'sdouble-double and career-high 12 assists.[9]Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hokies with 19 points.[9] The Cavaliers went on to win theNCAA Tournament Championship at the end of the season, defeatinganother Tech team inthe NCAA championship game.[10]
| Location | UVA | VT | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg | 24 | 34 | 1926 | Yearly |
| Charlottesville | 43 | 14 | 1915 | Yearly |
| Greensboro | 1 | 0 | 2006 | |
| Hampton | 2 | 0 | 1970 | 1977 |
| Lynchburg | 3 | 3 | 1923 | 1944 |
| Norfolk | 1 | 0 | 1985 | |
| Richmond | 13 | 4 | 1953 | 2000 |
| Roanoke | 12 | 5 | 1922 | 1998 |
| Salem | 0 | 1 | 1968 | |
Rankings are from theAP Poll (1936–present)
| Virginia victories | Virginia Tech victories | Tie games |
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The Virginia Cavaliers have held the upper hand in the rivalry across most every decade of play since this series began in 1915, save for the 1950s (tied) and 1960s (Tech dominance).
| Location | UVA | VT |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 0 |
| 1920s | 9 | 2 |
| 1930s | 12 | 4 |
| 1940s | 9 | 6 |
| 1950s | 10 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 11 |
| 1970s | 10 | 6 |
| 1980s | 8 | 3 |
| 1990s | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 | 6 |
| 2010s | 14 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6 | 5 |
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