No. 16 Virginia has figured out how to navigate late-game situations during the past month.

North Carolina finally had a sampling of a tight finish in a game with a power conference opponent, but it didn't end well.

Now the teams are set to meet Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C., where Virginia has plenty at stake as one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's front-runners.

Virginia (6-1, 3-0 ACC) is bowl eligible for the first time under fourth-year coach Tony Elliott.

North Carolina (2-4, 0-2) is on a three-game losing streak that included a blowout defeat to Clemson on Oct. 4 and spiraled into an off week in which coach Bill Belichick remained in news cycles because of what he later claimed to be false reports about him inquiring about a buyout.

The Cavaliers have won five games

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