The state of Virginia’s six representatives to the NCAA Division I Tournament didn’t need a lot of laundry changes.

Among the four men’s entries, only the University of Richmond scored a victory. The No. 12 seed UR Spiders were a first-day Cinderella story with their win March 17 over No. 5 University of Iowa. The Spiders then bowed to Providence College last Saturday 79-51 in Milwaukee.

UR, by winning the Atlantic 10 Conference title; Norfolk State University, by winning the MEAC Tournament; Longwood University, by clinching the Big South title; and Virginia Tech, as ACC champion, were automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Tournament.

UR’s Jacob Gilyard was MVP of the A-10 Tournament, logging the full 40 minutes in each of the Spiders’ four tournament victories. Gilyard also went the distance in UR’s upset of Iowa.

As a 16th seed, Norfolk State was no match for No. 1 seed and defending champion Baylor University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Longwood, another 16th seed, also ran into a buzz saw. The Lancers were trounced March 17 by No. 1 University of Tennessee 88-56 in Indianapolis.

Virginia Tech won the ACC Tournament by defeating Duke University in the final, but could not maintain the momentum in the NCAAs. The Hokies lost 81-73 to the University of Texas March 18 in the opening round in Milwaukee.

In the NCAA women’s tournament, the Longwood University women also qualified with a Big South Tournament triumph. The Lady Lancers, making their first trip to the Division I tournament, won a First Four game 74-70 against Mount St. Mary’s University March 17, but then were eliminated last Saturday by North Carolina State University 96-68, in Raleigh, N.C.

The Virginia Tech women’s team also qualified for the NCAA Tournament as an at-large entry after losing to North Carolina State in the ACC final in Greensboro, N.C. The Lady Hokies’ season came to an end with an 84-81 loss March 18 to Florida Gulf Coast University in College Park, Md.