Virginia Tech Basketball: Hokies Head Coach Megan Duffy Shares Her Reaction To Being Left Out of NCAA Tournament

Virginia Tech was one of the teams left out of the tournament, but will be a No. 1 seed in the WNIT this year

The 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket is officially set, but Virginia Tech was notably left out, despite having a strong case to be included as one of the last teams in the field. As a result, the Hokies will now be the No. 1 overall seed in the WBIT, which begins this Thursday.
Understandably, there was disappointment over their exclusion, but after the bracket was revealed, Virginia Tech head coach Megan Duffy took to social media to share her thoughts, saying, “No excuses! The future is bright. Excited for our team to play in March. Go Hokies!”

Phoebe Winters provided a breakdown of the decision to leave Virginia Tech out of the NCAA Women’s Tournament in favor of Princeton last night:

“Ultimately, it came down to the Princeton Tigers and the Hokies for the final March Madness bid.

Both teams had similar NET rankings (Virginia Tech 46, Princeton 47) and each had only one Quad-one win. Despite notable victories over Louisville (70-65) and Cal (87-84), the Hokies’ at-home losses to Stanford (75-74), Virginia (73-65), and road losses to Syracuse (93-87) and Boston College (92-89) ultimately hurt their chances. Entering Selection Sunday having lost four of their last six games placed Virginia Tech in a tough position, especially since Princeton did not have losses as damaging as those suffered by the Hokies.

Princeton could become the third Ivy League team to compete in the tournament after Harvard secured their first-ever Ivy League title and Columbia finished with the regular-season title. However, they must first defeat Iowa State to secure the 11th seed in the Birmingham Regional, where they would face the Michigan Wolverines.”

Virginia Tech, now one of the favorites for the WNIT, might not be competing in the NCAA Tournament, but performing well in the WNIT could serve as a springboard for next season.

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