Men's Basketball

NCAA Tournament History - Villanova (42-28)

March 18, 2008

Alex Severance

1939 - beat Brown 42-30; lost to Ohio State 55-36. Final Four.

1949 - lost to Kentucky 85-72; beat Yale 78-67.

1951 - lost to North Carolina State 67-62.

1955 - beat Duke 74-73; lost to Canisius 73-71; beat Princeton 64-57.

Jack Kraft

1962 - beat West Virginia 90-75; beat New York University 79-76; lost to Wake Forest 79-69.

1964 - beat Providence 77-66; lost to Duke 87-73; beat Princeton 74-62.

1969 - lost to Davidson 75-61.

1970 - beat Temple 77-69; beat Niagara 98-73; lost to St. Bonaventure 97-74.

1971 - beat St. Joseph's 93-75; beat Fordham 85-75; beat Pennsylvania 90-47; beat Western Kentucky 92-89, 2OT; lost to UCLA 68-62. National runnerup.

1972 - beat East Carolina 85-70; lost to Pennsylvania 78-67; lost to South Carolina 90-78.

Rollie Massimino

1978 - beat La Salle 103-97; beat Indiana 61-60; lost to Duke 90-72.

1980 - beat Marquette 77-59; lost to Syracuse 97-83.

1981 - beat Houston 90-72; lost to Virginia 54-50.

1982 - beat Northeastern 76-72, 3OT; beat Memphis State 70-66; lost to North Carolina 70-60.

1983 - beat Lamar 60-58; beat Iowa 55-54; lost to Houston 89-71.

1984 - beat Marshall 84-72; lost to Illinois 64-56.

1985 - beat Dayton 51-49; beat Michigan 59-55; beat Maryland 46-43; beat North Carolina 56-44; beat Memphis State 52-45; beat Georgetown 66-64.

National Champion.

1986 - beat Virginia Tech 71-62; lost to Georgia Tech 66-61.

1988 - beat Arkansas 82-74; beat Illinois 66-63; beat Kentucky 80-74; lost to Oklahoma 78-59.

1990 - lost to LSU 70-63.

1991 - beat Princeton 50-48; lost to North Carolina 84-69.

Steve Lappas

1995 - lost to Old Dominion 89-81, 3OT.

1996 - beat Portland 92-58; lost to Louisville 68-64.

1997 - beat Long Island University 101-91; lost to California 75-68.

1999 - lost to Mississippi 71-70.

Jay Wright

2005 - beat New Mexico 55-47; beat Florida 76-65; lost to North Carolina 67-66.

2006 - beat Monmouth, N.J. 58-45; beat Arizona 82-78; beat Boston College 60-59, OT; lost to Florida 75-62.

2007 - lost to Kentucky 67-58.

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