NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Villanova

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#27 Villanova

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Projected seed: 8

Villanova's standing is a product of a resume that shows it can win when it travels but also carries a handful of damaging setbacks that limit upside. The Wildcats have collected resume-boosting wins away from home at Seton Hall, Butler, Marquette and Providence and they beat a major opponent at a neutral site in Wisconsin, which demonstrates road and neutral toughness that committees prize. That upside is offset by a lopsided loss at Michigan and blemishes that include defeats at Connecticut and home reversals to Creighton and St. John’s, results that prevent the résumé from reading like that of a true top-tier club. The nonconference slate contains some easy blowouts that pad the win column without adding signature wins, and the remaining games against Creighton, Xavier and Connecticut on the road and home dates with Providence and Seton Hall give Villanova clear chances to climb or to lock in its current placement depending on how it finishes.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	(N)BYU	15	L71-66
11/8	Queens NC	188	W94-74
11/11	Sacred Heart	286	W94-60
11/15	Duquesne	135	W87-77
11/19	@La Salle	222	W70-55
11/25	Old Dominion	225	W89-75
12/1	Temple	152	W74-56
12/6	(N)Penn	189	W90-63
12/9	@Michigan	2	L89-61
12/13	Pittsburgh	100	W79-61
12/19	(N)Wisconsin	41	W76-66
12/23	@Seton Hall	49	W64-56
12/31	DePaul	107	W71-66
1/3	@Butler	60	W85-67
1/7	Creighton	65	L76-72
1/10	@Marquette	110	W76-73
1/13	@Providence	71	W88-82
1/17	St John's	20	L86-79
1/21	Georgetown	93	W66-51
1/24	@Connecticut	13	L75-67
1/30	Providence	71	80%
2/4	Seton Hall	49	73%
2/7	@Georgetown	93	70%
2/10	Marquette	110	89%
2/14	@Creighton	65	60%
2/17	@Xavier	89	70%
2/21	Connecticut	13	44%
2/25	Butler	60	79%
2/28	@St John's	20	31%
3/4	@DePaul	107	74%
3/7	Xavier	89	86%