Villanova lost to Wisconsin. Here’s why
Wisconsin knocked off the No. 1 overall seed. The bracket is busted.
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Villanova survives early scare to blow out The Mount in NCAA tourney opener
The defending national champs were awful in the first half, but shot 60 percent in the second half to pull away, 76-56.
Is your NCAA Tournament bracket better than a first grader’s?
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March Madness: How Villanova Wildcats would fare in NCAA Tourney mascot fight
Who's your tournament winner?
March Madness: What it would cost to follow Villanova’s road to the Final Four
Want to travel with the defending champs? Pony up.
Selection Sunday: Villanova earns No. 1 overall seed, starts NCAA Tournament in Buffalo
The Wildcats start their title defense against Mt. St. Mary's/New Orleans winner this Thursday. Could face Duke to go back to the Final Four.
Josh Hart leads Villanova over Seton Hall in Big East semis thriller
Nova was outplayed the whole game, but Hart came up big AGAIN to secure the victory for the Wildcats, getting revenge over the team that beat them in last year's Big East final.
Villanova dropped 108 points, beat St. John’s by 41
Kris Jenkins had 24, Donte DiVincenzo had 25 and the Cats shot 63.2% from the field, 51.7% from beyond the arc in their first Big East tourney game. Yikes.
The Philly college basketball conference tourney cheat sheet
There aren't a lot of them left, but here's an updated list of when the Philly schools are playing.