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Coach: Virginia Tech basketball headed in right direction

Defensive improvement gave Virginia Tech a big lift late in the regular season, helping the Hokies reach the 10-win plateau for the third consecutive season in the rugged Atlantic Coast Conference.

Virginia Tech also made its second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the first time it has done that since 1985-86.

That's the good news. The bad news is the Hokies were eliminated in the first round of the tourney for the second straight year, falling to Alabama 86-83.

Leaders
Points:	J. Robinson	14.0
Rebounds:	C. Clarke	6.3
Assists:	J. Robinson	5.6
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	J. Robinson	78.2%
3P%:	A. Hill	41.0%
Steals:	J. Robinson	1.2
Blocks:	K. Blackshear Jr.	0.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Atlantic Coast Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
1 Virginia	17-1	31-3
9 Duke	13-5	29-8
20 Clemson	11-7	25-10
10 North Carolina	11-7	26-11
22 Miami (FL)	11-7	22-10
North Carolina State	11-7	21-12
Virginia Tech	10-8	21-12
Florida State	9-9	23-12
Louisville	9-9	22-14
Syracuse	8-10	23-14
Notre Dame	8-10	21-15
Boston College	7-11	19-16
Georgia Tech	6-12	13-19
Wake Forest	4-14	11-20
Pittsburgh	0-18	8-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	79.8 (46)
Rebounds:	7.5 (331)
Assists:	16.4 (23)
FG%:	49.9% (6)
FT%:	70.9% (190)
3P%:	38.8% (30)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	72.2 (170)
Rebounds:	25.2 (182)
Assists:	13.9 (225)
FG%:	43.0% (117)
FT%:	69.7% (79)
3P%:	34.7% (172)