Virginia had an incredible season in 2025, finishing 10-3 and playing for an ACC Championship.
It was a memorable season, sure, but UVA still fell one victory short of where they wanted to be. Saturday's ACC title game loss to Duke slammed the door on the Cavaliers' College Football Playoff hopes, putting a less-than-ideal punctuation mark on an otherwise memorable year.
Below, we dive deeper into how the loss crushed Virginia fans' dreams and what it means for the team's postseason.
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Is Virginia in the College Football Playoff?
No. Virginia's ACC title game loss to Duke sealed the Cavaliers' non-Playoff fate. Duke is not likely to make the field either, leaving at-large Miami as the conference's only hope to crack the CFP.
UVA will now head to a non-Playoff bowl game, which will be announced in the coming days.
Virginia loses ACC title game
- With the loss, Virginia is out of the CFP
- UVA fijished as a three-loss, non-conference champion with zero wins against current CFP teams.
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