NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Villanova

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#58 Villanova

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Projection: likely out

Villanova is facing a challenging path to the NCAA tournament. Their season features notable wins over opponents like Cincinnati and Connecticut, but several damaging losses, particularly to teams ranked outside the top tier, such as St. Joseph's and Georgetown, weigh heavily on their resume. The inconsistency in their performance—evident in substantial defeats to Maryland and Connecticut—alongside a weak offensive showing against lower-ranked teams, raises concerns. Upcoming games will be critical; if they can secure victories against stronger opponents like Creighton and Marquette in their final stretch, they could still improve their standing, but failure to do so may leave them on the outside looking in.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/4	Lafayette	291	W75-63
11/6	Columbia	285	L90-80
11/8	NJIT	354	W91-54
11/12	@St Joseph's PA	89	L83-76
11/15	(N)Virginia	105	L70-60
11/19	Penn	299	W93-49
11/24	(N)Maryland	8	L76-75
11/27	Rider	308	W72-48
12/3	Cincinnati	48	W68-60
12/7	(N)Temple	170	W94-65
12/11	F Dickinson	311	W86-72
12/17	Seton Hall	201	W79-67
12/21	@Creighton	37	L86-79
1/1	@Butler	76	W73-65
1/4	DePaul	111	W100-56
1/8	Connecticut	32	W68-66
1/11	@St John's	13	L80-68
1/14	@Xavier	42	L69-63
1/17	Providence	93	W75-73
1/20	Georgetown	86	L64-63
1/24	@Marquette	28	L87-74
2/1	Creighton	37	L62-60
2/5	@DePaul	111	W59-49
2/9	Xavier	42	W80-68
2/12	St John's	13	W73-71
2/15	@Providence	93	L75-62
2/18	@Connecticut	32	L66-59
2/21	Marquette	28	W81-66
2/26	@Seton Hall	201	W59-54
3/1	Butler	76	W80-70
3/4	@Georgetown	86	L75-73
3/12	(N)Seton Hall	201	W67-55
3/13	(N)Connecticut	32	L73-56
4/1	(N)Colorado	77	53%