NCAA Tournament March Madness

#33 Villanova

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Projection: likely out

Villanova’s résumé is a mix of encouraging results away from home and damaging losses that together explain a cautious view from a committee that prizes road and neutral success. The neutral setback to BYU and the heavy defeat at Michigan are hard to overcome because they speak to vulnerability in tough environments, while the road win at La Salle and the dominant neutral performance against Penn are the sort of resume-building outcomes that keep the Wildcats within reach. The Big East schedule still hands Villanova clear chances to reshape the narrative with road tests at Seton Hall, Marquette, Butler and Providence and with marquee home opportunities against Creighton and Wisconsin, but until a few of those signature wins arrive the combination of poor high-profile losses and a relatively soft early slate keeps the team needing stronger conference scalps to feel secure.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)BYU9L71-66
11/8Queens NC182W94-74
11/11Sacred Heart265W94-60
11/15Duquesne139W87-77
11/19@La Salle261W70-55
11/25Old Dominion215W89-75
12/1Temple164W74-56
12/6(N)Penn248W90-63
12/9@Michigan1L89-61
12/13Pittsburgh11787%
12/19(N)Wisconsin3852%
12/23@Seton Hall5047%
12/31DePaul12288%
1/3@Butler5148%
1/7Creighton7277%
1/10@Marquette9967%
1/13@Providence6855%
1/17St John's1648%
1/21Georgetown10486%
1/24@Connecticut719%
1/30Providence6876%
2/4Seton Hall5069%
2/7@Georgetown10469%
2/10Marquette9984%
2/14@Creighton7257%
2/17@Xavier8561%
2/21Connecticut738%
2/25Butler5170%
2/28@St John's1627%
3/4@DePaul12274%
3/7Xavier8580%