Villanova Wildcats

Villanova Wildcats NCAA Tournament History

All-Time Record
71-39
Appearances
41
Final Fours
6
Titles
3
First
1939
Most Recent
2022

Year by Year

Villanova Wildcats has made 41 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1939 and 2022.

1939
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Ohio State 36-53
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Brown 42-30
1949
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kentucky 72-85
W Third Place Game Yale 78-67
1951
L Second Round North Carolina State 62-67
1955
W First Round Duke 74-73
L Second Round Canisius 71-73
W Third Place Game Princeton 64-57
1962
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Wake Forest 69-79
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) New York University 79-76
W Second Round West Virginia 90-75
1964
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Duke 73-87
W Second Round Providence 77-66
W Third Place Game Princeton 74-62
1969
L Second Round Davidson 61-75
1970
L Regional Final (Elite 8) St. Bonaventure 74-97
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Niagara 98-73
W Second Round Temple 77-69
1971
L National Championship UCLA 62-68
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Western Kentucky 92-89
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Pennsylvania 90-47
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Fordham 85-75
W Second Round Saint Joseph's 93-75
1972
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Pennsylvania 67-78
W Second Round East Carolina 85-70
L Third Place Game South Carolina 78-90
1978
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Duke 72-90
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Indiana 61-60
W Second Round La Salle 103-97
1980
W First Round Marquette 77-59
L Second Round Syracuse 83-97
1981
W First Round Houston 90-72
L Second Round Virginia 50-54
1982
L Regional Final (Elite 8) North Carolina 60-70
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Memphis 70-66
W Second Round Northeastern 76-72
1983
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Houston 71-89
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Iowa 55-54
W Second Round Lamar 60-58
1984
W First Round Marshall 84-72
L Second Round Illinois 56-64
1985
W First Round Dayton 51-49
W National Championship Georgetown 66-64
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Memphis 52-45
W Regional Final (Elite 8) North Carolina 56-44
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Maryland 46-43
W Second Round Michigan 59-55
1986
W First Round Virginia Tech 71-62
L Second Round Georgia Tech 61-66
1988
W First Round Arkansas 82-74
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Oklahoma 59-78
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kentucky 80-74
W Second Round Illinois 66-63
1990
L First Round LSU 63-70
1991
W First Round Princeton 50-48
L Second Round North Carolina 69-84
1995
L First Round Old Dominion 81-89
1996
W First Round Portland 92-58
L Second Round Louisville 64-68
1997
W First Round Long Island 101-91
L Second Round California 68-75
1999
L First Round Mississippi 70-72
2005
W First Round New Mexico 55-47
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) North Carolina 66-67
W Second Round Florida 76-65
2006
W First Round Monmouth 58-45
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Florida 62-75
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Boston College 60-59
W Second Round Arizona 82-78
2007
L First Round Kentucky 58-67
2008
W First Round Clemson 75-69
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas 57-72
W Second Round Siena 84-72
2009
W First Round American University 80-67
L National Semifinal (Final Four) North Carolina 69-83
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Pittsburgh 78-76
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Duke 77-54
W Second Round UCLA 89-69
2010
W First Round Robert Morris 73-70
L Second Round Saint Mary's 68-75
2011 No. 9 seed
L First Round #8 George Mason 57-61
2013 No. 9 seed
L First Round #8 North Carolina 71-78
2014 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Milwaukee 73-53
L Second Round #7 UConn 65-77
2015
W First Round #16 Lafayette 93-52
L Second Round #8 NC State 68-71
2016 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 UNC Asheville 86-56
W National Championship #1 North Carolina 77-74
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #2 Oklahoma 95-51
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #1 Kansas 64-59
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #3 Miami (FL) 92-69
W Second Round #7 Iowa 87-68
2017 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Mount St. Mary's 76-56
L Second Round #8 Wisconsin 62-65
2018 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Radford 87-61
W National Championship #3 Michigan 79-62
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #1 Kansas 95-79
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #3 Texas Tech 71-59
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #5 West Virginia 90-78
W Second Round #9 Alabama 81-58
2019 No. 6 seed
W First Round #11 Saint Mary's 61-57
L Second Round #3 Purdue 61-87
2021 No. 5 seed
W First Round #12 Winthrop 73-63
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 Baylor 51-62
W Second Round #13 North Texas 84-61
2022 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Delaware 80-60
L National Semifinal (Final Four) #1 Kansas 65-81
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #5 Houston 50-44
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #11 Michigan 63-55
W Second Round #7 Ohio State 71-61