On the first day of April in 1985, it wasn’t April Fools; the 8th seeded Villanova Wildcats upset the top-ranked Georgetown Hoyas to win the 1985 National Championship.
Head Coach Rollie Massimino’s ‘Nova squad finished the regular season with a 19-10 record which included five losses to the nation’s #1 or #2 ranked team; the balance of their losses were teams who also made the Field of 64. Villanova defeated Pitt in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament but were knocked out by 2nd seed St. John’s in the semifinals.
The NCAA Tournament saw a tough road for the ‘Cats in the Southeast Region.