NCAA Tournament March Madness

#42 Villanova

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Projection: likely out

Villanova's season, as much as it's been peppered with moments of promise, doesn't quite cut it for a surefire bid to the Big Dance just yet. The squad's inconsistency, marked by some perplexing losses like the ones to Penn and Drexel, hurts their resume. Nonetheless, they've shown they can tangle with heavyweights, notching impressive wins against North Carolina and taking down Creighton on the road. Their strong defensive stance is commendable, but offensive woes have bogged them down at critical junctures. Considering the high-caliber contests against the likes of Marquette and Connecticut that ended with narrow defeats, Villanova finds itself in the precarious territory of 'what could have been'. To shore up their position, they'll need to keep an eye on potential bid-stealers during conference championship week and hope their victories over top-tier opponents earn them enough credit with the selection committee.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6American Univ298W90-63
11/10Le Moyne311W83-57
11/13@Penn220L76-72
11/17Maryland66W57-40
11/22(N)Texas Tech38W85-69
11/23(N)North Carolina5W83-81
11/24(N)Memphis63W79-63
11/29St Joseph's PA105L78-65
12/2(N)Drexel140L57-55
12/5@Kansas St65L72-71
12/9UCLA106W65-56
12/20@Creighton12W68-66
12/23@DePaul308W84-48
1/3Xavier55W66-65
1/6St John's36L81-71
1/12DePaul308W94-69
1/15@Marquette11L87-74
1/20Connecticut1L66-65
1/24@St John's36L70-50
1/27@Butler68L88-81
1/30Marquette11L85-80
2/4Providence52W68-50
2/7@Xavier55L56-53
2/11Seton Hall56W80-54
2/16@Georgetown219W70-54
2/20Butler68W72-62
2/24@Connecticut1L78-54
2/27Georgetown219W75-47
3/2@Providence52W71-60
3/6@Seton Hall56L66-56
3/9Creighton12L69-67
3/13(N)DePaul308W58-57
3/14(N)Marquette11L71-65