For the first time in program history, Villanova will be in the men’s soccer version of the Big Dance.
Villanova earned an at-large bid in the field of 48 that was announced on Monday. A bubble team after falling short of the automatic bid in the semifinal of the Big East Championship to the champion Butler Bulldogs, the Wildcats were selected on the strength of their schedule and a No. 38 ranking in the RPI.
Their reward for finally breaking the barrier is a first-round match-up in Akron, Ohio on Thursday with 2015 College Cup team Akron.