1. Virginia (HOME) Most important game left. Winnable Q2/Q1-border win. Losing at home to UVA forces VT to steal multiple Q1 wins later. 2. Clemson (HOME) Must-bank Q2 résumé win. A loss here shrinks the margin for error to almost zero. 3. Wake Forest (AWAY) Bad-loss prevention. Losing this hurts more than losing any Q1 game. 4. Pittsburgh (HOME) NET ~250. A loss is catastrophic and almost unrecoverable. 5. Georgia Tech (HOME) Borderline Q3/Q4. Looks harmless but would crater NET and résumé. 6. @ Notre Dame Cleanest “lock-the-bid” chance. Road Q1 win basically ends bubble talk. 7. NC State (HOME) High-value Q1/Q2 swing game. Win removes First Four anxiety. 8. @ Virginia Late-season road résumé boost. Loss is survivable only if UVA (H) is handled. 9. UNC (HOME) Big Q1 opportunity but not required if VT already has 2 Q1 wins. 10. @ Stanford Bonus Q1. Helps seeding more than selection. 11. @ Cal Q2 safety-net game. Becomes critical if Clemson or UVA (H) is missed. 12. ACC Tournament Opening Game Only critical if résumé is thin. Matters more for optics unless it’s Q1/Q2. For anyone that was curious!!!