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• 28 wins • Regular Season Co-Champions • Conference Tournament Champions • Beat a ranked ACC opponent in the NCAA Tournament Nothing to hang your head about. Hell of a season. Proud of the Rams. #LetsGoVCU

Wild one last night. VCU’s avg deficit: 8 points Trailed by 19 in the 2H Since 2007–08, they had NEVER won with an 8+ point avg deficit OR after trailing by 19+. Previous highs: • 17 point comeback @ Xavier (‘13) • 6 point avg deficit @ Dayton (‘23) & @ Saint Louis (‘18)

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I CAN’T BELIEVE IT THE RAMS WIN

#LetsGoVCU received 12 points in the AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll, the most of any team in the A-10.

@AllenSisson I believe the NCAA said with a loss today we would have been the first team out.

@VCUBRO Since we now know VCU would have been OUT with a loss today. Isn’t it true that if SLU made it to the final and beat VCU today we would be looking a a 1 bid conference?

VCU defeats Dayton 70-62 to win the 2026 A-10 Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship Game. The Rams have won back-to-back conference championships for the first time since 1980 & 1981, and have three championships in four years for the first time in school history. #LetsGoVCU

VCU leads Dayton 40-25 at the half. VCU’s 15-point lead is their biggest ever at the half in an A-10 championship game. Their 17-point lead (40-23) is the Rams’ biggest lead ever in an A-10 championship game. The Rams made 8 of their 14 three point attempts. #LetsGoVCU

VCU’s Christian Fermin is in attendance for today’s championship game in Pittsburgh. Happy to see him cheering on his teammates. Fans greeted him with a loud round of applause. #LetsGoVCU

There has only been ONE Top 50 NET team with 26+ wins to miss the NCAA Tournament: 2024 #28 Indiana State (27–6). Just win tomorrow and none of this matters. But if VCU loses… it’s hard to see how you justify leaving them out. ZERO Q3+Q4 losses. 42nd in WAB. #LetsGoVCU

@KellyGoRams @_V_C_U_ Correct. 10-0.

@VCUBRO @_V_C_U_ That is SO impressive - undefeated on Saturday in A10 tournaments right?

A-10 Championship Appearances: Shaka Smart 3/3 (100%) Will Wade 2/2 (100%) Mike Rhoades 2/5* (40%) Ryan Odom 2/2 (100%) Phill Martelli Jr. 1/1 (100%) Dominance. Let’s get championship No. 4 tomorrow! #LetsGoVCU

@TheEllyO He was here for 6 years so I didn’t count that season, so still 2/5.

@VCUBRO Let’s give him 2/4 then?

@TheEllyO Had the 2020 tournament that was cancelled

@VCUBRO What’s the asterisk?

@VCUPodcast Correct. 2015: 5 seed 2023: 1 seed 2025: 1 seed

Never won a ‘Ship as a 2 seed … there’s a first time for everything though… @VCUBRO will check my work.

@vahills_jeff That was the 2016 semifinal* In the 2015 semifinal, we led by 16 at half and won by 20.

@vahills_jeff Yeah, we had a 30-point lead in that game but only led by 13 points at the half.

VCU leads Saint Joseph’s 44-21 at the half. The 23-point lead is the largest for the Rams in the A-10 tournament (prior high was 17) and the largest for any team since joining the A-10. Jadrian Tracey leads all scorers with 16, shooting 3-for-5 from behind-the-arc. #LetsGoVCU

Appreciate you man! These are the games that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.