Hoos Brew 1/9: Poll Position

Virginia baseball is No. 14 in the Perfect Game Preseason Poll!

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Hoos Brew Crew
January 09, 2026

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🏀 Seven straight
🏊‍♀️ Back in the pool
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Cardinal Clash. No. 23 Virginia men’s basketball welcomes its second consecutive West Coast ACC opponent to John Paul Jones tomorrow, hosting Stanford at 2:15 p.m. on The CW.

The Cardinal are 13-3 overall this season and 2-1 so far in conference action.

🔼 Still Streaking. Virginia women’s basketball pushed its win streak to seven games on Thursday, as the Hoos traveled to Atlanta and beat Georgia Tech, 61-59!

The win over the Yellow Jackets moves the Hoos to 5-0 in ACC play for the first time since the 2017-18 season.

🔼 Pool Party. Virginia swimming and diving is back in the pool this weekend for its first competition in over a month, hosting Penn State tomorrow at noon for Senior Day!

🔼 ACC Action. Virginia wrestling begins its conference schedule this weekend, traveling to Raleigh, N.C., today for a 7 p.m. dual at NC State.

The Wolfpack and Hoos have identical 8-3 records in dual action so far this season.

🔼 Runnin’ Around. Virginia track and field’s Gary Martin has been named to The Bowerman Watchlist for the third time in his career!

🔼 Tiger Tilt. Virginia squash puts an end to its month-long break this weekend, with both the men’s and women’s squads hosting Princeton tomorrow at 1 p.m.

GAME DAY GIVEAWAY! Want to win 2 tickets to UVA vs. UNC and a $100 Alumni Hall gift card?!

Today’s Trivia Question: Virginia football has appeared in the last 11 AP Top 25 polls. When was the last time the Hoos landed in that many consecutive polls?

⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew hot ‘n’ fresh, but we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

Tony Elliott Named A Finalist For Bear Bryant Award. Now in its 40th year, the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year award winner will be announced live from Houston’s Post Oak Hotel on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, during an awards ceremony. The event will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at 12:30 a.m. CST on January 22nd.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, January 9
🤼 Wrestling at NC State @ 7 p.m.

Saturday, January 10
🏊‍♀️ Swimming & Diving vs. Penn State @ noon
🎾 Squash vs. Princeton @ 1 p.m. | Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Stanford @ 2:15 p.m. | The CW

Sunday, January 11
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Syracuse @ 2 p.m. | ACCNX

Trivia Answer: 2004!

⚔️ Have a great weekend, y’all!