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Villanova
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42 appearances · 65–38 all-time · 1939–2026

Villanova appears in 42 tournaments in this archive, between 1939 and 2026, with an all-time record of 65–38. 3 of them ended with the net coming down: 1985, 2016 and 2018.

It has also lost the title game once: 1971.

In its opening game it is 8–10. 14 of its 19 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.

Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2008, when a 12th seed beat the 5th-seeded Clemson 75–69. The reverse happened in 1995: as a 3rd seed it lost to the 14th-seeded Old Dominion 89–81.

Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 9, from 2013 to 2022. Its longest absence ran 10 years, between 1939 and 1949. It has met North Carolina 7 times, more than any other opponent.

This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 1st seed and as low as a 12th.

  • 42 Appearances
  • 65–38 All-time record
  • 3 Titles

Season by season

Every tournament appearance by Villanova in the archive. This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Season records and coaches come from the sourced season shards.
YearSeedRecordCoachConferenceFinish
1939—20–5Alex SeveranceIndependentround of 8
1949—23–4Alex SeveranceIndependentRegional third place
1951—25–7Alex SeveranceIndependentRound of 16
1955—18–10Alex SeveranceIndependentRegional third place
1962—21–7Jack KraftIndependentRegional Runner-up
1964—24–4Jack KraftIndependentRegional third place
1969—21–5Jack KraftIndependentFirst round
1970—22–7Jack KraftIndependentRegional Runner-up
1971—4–0Jack KraftIndependentround of 64
1972—20–8Jack KraftIndependentRegional Fourth Place
1978223–9Rollie MassiminoEastern Athletic AssociationRegional Runner-up
1980823–8Rollie MassiminoEastern Athletic AssociationRound of 32
1981920–11Rollie MassiminoBig East ConferenceRound of 32
1982322–8Rollie MassiminoBig East ConferenceRegional Runner-up
1983324–8Rollie MassiminoBig East ConferenceRegional Runner-up
1984719–12Rollie MassiminoBig East ConferenceRound of 32
1985825–10Rollie MassiminoBig East Conferencechampion
19861023–14Rollie MassiminoBig East Conferencelost in the Round 2 to Georgia Tech, 61–66
1988624–13Rollie MassiminoBig East Conferencelost in the Regional Finals to Oklahoma, 59–78
19901218–15Rollie MassiminoBig East Conferencelost in the First round to LSU, 63–70
1991917–15Rollie MassiminoBig East Conferencelost in the Round 2 to North Carolina, 69–84
1995325–8Steve LappasBig East Conferencelost in the Round 1 to Old Dominion, 81–89 (OT)
1996326–7Steve LappasBig East Conferencelost in the Round of 32 to Louisville, 64–68
1997424–10Steve LappasBig East Conferencelost in the Round of 32 to California, 68–75
1999821–11Steve LappasBig East Conferencelost in the Round of 64 to Ole Miss, 70–72
2005524–8Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the Regional Semifinal to North Carolina, 66–67
2006128–5Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the Regional Final to Florida, 62–75
2007922–11Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the Round of 64 to Kentucky, 58–67
20081222–13Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the regional semifinal to Kansas, 57–72
2009330–8Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the national semifinal to North Carolina, 69–83
2010225–8Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the round of 32 to Saint Mary's, 68–75
2011921–12Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the round of 64 to George Mason, 57–61
2013920–14Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the round of 64 to North Carolina, 71–78
2014229–5Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the round of 32 to UConn, 65–77
2015133–3Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the round of 32 to NC State, 68–71
2016235–5Jay WrightBig East Conferencewon the national championship game (77–74 vs North Carolina)
2017132–4Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the round of 32 to Wisconsin, 62–65
2018136–4Jay WrightBig East Conferencewon the national championship game (79–62 vs Michigan)
2019626–10Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the round of 32 to Purdue, 61–87
2021518–7Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the regional semifinal to Baylor, 51–62
2022230–8Jay WrightBig East Conferencelost in the national semifinal to Kansas, 65–81
2026824–9Kevin WillardBig East Conferencelost in the round of 64 to Utah State, 76–86

How the games went

Record by round.
RoundW–L
Opening8–10
Round of 6429–10
Round of 328–7
Round of 85–5
Semifinal12–6
Final3–0

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