The Villanova Wildcats Men’s Basketball Team is celebrating an overall No. 1 ranking in the NCAA Tournament. NBC10’s Pamela Osborne is at Villanova’s campus with more on their plans to defend their championship title.
After winning the national championship in 2016, Villanova will have the easiest path to defending its title in the NCAA Tournament this season.
The Wildcats (31-3, 15-3 Big East) have been awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, playing in the East Region. 'Nova will face the winner of the play-in game between the Mt. Saint Mary's Mountaineers from the Northeast Conference (19-15) and the New Orleans Privateers (20-11) from the Southland Conference Thursday in Buffalo.
Behind Josh Hart’s 29 points, 'Nova blasted Creighton, 74-60, on Saturday to capture the Big East Tournament title. [[415998223, C]]
Duke was named the No. 2 seed in the East Region.
Heading into conference tournament play, Kansas held the No. 1 ranking, but was shocked by TCU, 62-63, in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals.
