The Wildcats finished the 2015 – 16 season with a record of 35 – 5 , 16 – 2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship . In the Big East Tournament they defeated Georgetown and Providence , but lost to Seton Hall in the championship game . The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament , being awarded the No. 2 seed in the South Region . Villanova defeated UNC Asheville and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . In the Sweet Sixteen , they defeated Miami and upset overall No. 1 seed Kansas in the Elite Eight to advance to the fifth Final Four in school history . In the Final Four , the Wildcats defeated Oklahoma to advance to the school 's third National Championship game . In the National Championship game , they defeated No. 1 seed North Carolina to earn the second NCAA Championship title in school history , the first since 1985
Big East Tournament
2016 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team