NCAA Basketball Tournament History
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Villanova WildcatsTournament Appearances: 32
Final Fours: 4
Championships: 1 (1985)
Win-Loss: 49-32
| Villanova Best Tournament Performances | ||||||
| TEAM BESTS | PLAYER BESTS | |||||
| STAT | SEASON | OPPONENT | VALUE | SEASON | PLAYER | VALUE |
| PTS | 1978 | La Salle, 103-97 | 103 | 1971 | Howard Porter | 35 |
| FG | 1978 | La Salle, 103-97 | 42 | 1964 | Wally Jones | 16 |
| FG% | 1985 | Georgetown, 66-64 | .786 | 1996 | Jason Lawson | 1.000 |
| FT | 2010 | Robert Morris, 73-70 | 31 | 1955 | John Devine | 15 |
| FT% | 1986 | Georgia Tech, 61-66 | 1.000 | 2011 | Corey Fisher | 4.000 |
| 3PM | 1996 | Portland, 92-58 | 11 | 1990 | Chris Walker | 6 |
| 3P% | 2008 | Clemson, 75-69 | .538 | 1999 | Howard Brown | .800 |
| AST | 1978 | La Salle, 103-97 | 26 | 1971 | Chris Ford | 10 |
| REB | 1997 | Long Island, 101-91 | 60 | 1964 | Jim Washington | 19 |
| Villanova Season By Season Results | |||
| SEASON | W-L | RESULTS | |
| 2011 | 0-1 | Lost to George Mason in first round, 61-57 | |
| 2010 | 1-1 | Defeated Robert Morris in first round, 73-70 Lost to Saint Mary's in second round, 75-68 | |
| 2009 | 4-1 | Defeated American University in first round, 80-67 Defeated UCLA in second round, 89-69 Defeated Duke in regional semifinal, 77-54 Defeated Pittsburgh in regional final, 78-76 Lost to North Carolina in National Semifinal, 83-69 | |
| 2008 | 2-1 | Defeated Clemson in first round, 75-69 Defeated Siena in second round, 84-72 Lost to Kansas in regional semifinal, 72-57 | |
| 2007 | 0-1 | Lost to Kentucky in first round, 67-58 | |
| 2006 | 3-1 | Defeated Monmouth in first round, 58-45 Defeated Arizona in second round, 82-78 Defeated Boston College in regional semifinal, 60-59 Lost to Florida in regional final, 75-62 | |
| 2005 | 2-1 | Defeated New Mexico in first round, 55-47 Defeated Florida in second round, 76-65 Lost to North Carolina in regional semifinal, 67-66 | |
| 1999 | 0-1 | Lost to Mississippi in first round, 72-70 | |
| 1997 | 1-1 | Defeated Long Island in first round, 101-91 Lost to California in second round, 75-68 | |
| 1996 | 1-1 | Defeated Portland in first round, 92-58 Lost to Louisville in second round, 68-64 | |
| 1995 | 0-1 | Lost to Old Dominion in first round, 89-81 | |
| 1991 | 1-1 | Defeated Princeton in first round, 50-48 Lost to North Carolina in second round, 84-69 | |
| 1990 | 0-1 | Lost to LSU in first round, 70-63 | |
| 1988 | 3-1 | Defeated Arkansas in first round, 82-74 Defeated Illinois in second round, 66-63 Defeated Kentucky in regional semifinal, 80-74 Lost to Oklahoma in regional final, 78-59 | |
| 1986 | 1-1 | Defeated Virginia Tech in first round, 71-62 Lost to Georgia Tech in second round, 66-61 | |
| 1985 | 6-0 | Defeated Dayton in first round, 51-49 Defeated Michigan in second round, 59-55 Defeated Maryland in regional semifinal, 46-43 Defeated North Carolina in regional final, 56-44 Defeated Memphis in National Semifinal, 52-45 Defeated Georgetown in National Championship, 66-64 | |
| 1984 | 1-1 | Defeated Marshall in first round, 84-72 Lost to Illinois in second round, 64-56 | |
| 1983 | 2-1 | Defeated Lamar in second round, 60-58 Defeated Iowa in regional semifinal, 55-54 Lost to Houston in regional final, 89-71 | |
| 1982 | 2-1 | Defeated Northeastern in second round, 76-72 Defeated Memphis in regional semifinal, 70-66 Lost to North Carolina in regional final, 70-60 | |
| 1981 | 1-1 | Defeated Houston in first round, 90-72 Lost to Virginia in second round, 54-50 | |
| 1980 | 1-1 | Defeated Marquette in first round, 77-59 Lost to Syracuse in second round, 97-83 | |
| 1978 | 2-1 | Defeated La Salle in second round, 103-97 Defeated Indiana in regional semifinal, 61-60 Lost to Duke in regional final, 90-72 | |
| 1972 | 1-2 | Defeated East Carolina in second round, 85-70 Lost to Pennsylvania in regional semifinal, 78-67 Lost to South Carolina in third place game, 90-78 | |
| 1971 | 4-1 | Defeated Saint Joseph's in second round, 93-75 Defeated Fordham in regional semifinal, 85-75 Defeated Pennsylvania in regional final, 90-47 Defeated Western Kentucky in National Semifinal, 92-89 Lost to UCLA in National Championship, 68-62 | |
| 1970 | 2-1 | Defeated Temple in second round, 77-69 Defeated Niagara in regional semifinal, 98-73 Lost to St. Bonaventure in regional final, 97-74 | |
| 1969 | 0-1 | Lost to Davidson in second round, 75-61 | |
| 1964 | 2-1 | Defeated Providence in second round, 77-66 Lost to Duke in regional semifinal, 87-73 Defeated Princeton in third place game, 74-62 | |
| 1962 | 2-1 | Defeated West Virginia in second round, 90-75 Defeated New York University in regional semifinal, 79-76 Lost to Wake Forest in regional final, 79-69 | |
| 1955 | 2-1 | Defeated Duke in first round, 74-73 Lost to Canisius in second round, 73-71 Defeated Princeton in third place game, 64-57 | |
| 1951 | 0-1 | Lost to North Carolina State in second round, 67-62 | |
| 1949 | 1-1 | Lost to Kentucky in regional semifinal, 85-72 Defeated Yale in third place game, 78-67 | |
| 1939 | 1-1 | Defeated Brown in regional semifinal, 42-30 Lost to Ohio State in regional final, 53-36 | |
