Exactly. They were 23-7 with 10 wins in the ACC. I don't care how you spin it, its a better resume than the Gainesville chunkers. Three of those loses were to a ranked Florida St team, the National champ Duke, and a HOT Maryland team who had just beaten Duke at the end of the season.
If not for Chasity Parsons pulling buzzer beaters out of his pasty white arse... but I digress. Back to topic.
I think Hats on to something, although the preseason #8 ranking can be debated. I think its possible that VT can start the season ranked and maybe hold a top 15 ranking through some, if not most of the season. They have a good team, really.
However, VT under Greenburg has been a hard cookie to crack the last few years. They have games where they take the big boys to the line, and even win a few. Then turn around and play like they are in a Thursday night church league. They have shown signs of gradually getting better though, and last season was a step in the right direction.