Each of the teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four have a narrative. There’s 10-seed Syracuse, a perennial power labeled this year’s “Cinderella,” 1-seed North Carolina, which was a popular choice to win it all, and Oklahoma, led by superstar guard Buddy Hield.
Then there’s Villanova – the team without a marquee name on its roster – from the “new” BIG EAST conference. After years of criticism, it took dominating every team through the Sweet 16 and upending overall No. 1 seed Kansas for the Wildcats to finally earn the respect they deserve.
Villanova has been berated by critics since 2009, the last time it made it out of the tournament’s opening weekend.