NCAA Tournament March Madness

#24 Villanova

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Projected seed: 7

Villanova’s profile is built on the kind of road and neutral victories committees prize, with wins at Seton Hall, Butler, Marquette and at Providence plus a neutral-site win over Wisconsin that demonstrate it can win away from its arena. Its worst moments are stark and costly: a heavy defeat at Michigan and home setbacks to Creighton and St John’s leave noticeable blemishes that limit its upside. The remainder of the schedule includes trips to Creighton and Xavier, a home date with Connecticut and more meetings with Marquette and Butler so there are obvious chances to strengthen the resume or to slide if results go the other way. That mix of resume-building wins, damaging losses and a challenging stretch to come explains why Villanova is pegged right in the middle of the bracket conversation.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)BYU14L71-66
11/8Queens NC162W94-74
11/11Sacred Heart272W94-60
11/15Duquesne128W87-77
11/19@La Salle219W70-55
11/25Old Dominion242W89-75
12/1Temple144W74-56
12/6(N)Penn178W90-63
12/9@Michigan1L89-61
12/13Pittsburgh98W79-61
12/19(N)Wisconsin40W76-66
12/23@Seton Hall47W64-56
12/31DePaul107W71-66
1/3@Butler58W85-67
1/7Creighton53L76-72
1/10@Marquette122W76-73
1/13@Providence64W88-82
1/17St John's22L86-79
1/21Georgetown101W66-51
1/24@Connecticut1123%
1/30Providence6480%
2/4Seton Hall4773%
2/7@Georgetown10173%
2/10Marquette12291%
2/14@Creighton5355%
2/17@Xavier8769%
2/21Connecticut1143%
2/25Butler5877%
2/28@St John's2233%
3/4@DePaul10775%
3/7Xavier8785%