2017 – 18 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 17th year , the Wildcats played their home games at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania as members of the Big East Conference . The Wildcats finished the season 36 – 4 , 14 – 4 in Big East play to finish in second place . They defeated Marquette , Butler , and Providence to win the Big East Tournament championship . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East region , their third No. 1 seed in four years . They defeated Radford , Alabama , West Virginia , and Texas Tech to advance to the Final Four for the second time in three years . In the National Semifinal , they defeated Kansas before defeating Michigan in the National Championship game to win their second national championship in three years . They won every game of the tournament by a double-digit margin and the team 's tournament run has been called the most dominant ever . The Wildcats home court , The Pavilion , underwent a temporary closure for a $ 60 million renovation project during the season . It will reopen for the 2018 – 19 season with the new name of Finneran Pavilion after a Villanova alum who donated $ 22.6 million to Villanova . Accordingly , all home games for the 2017 – 18 season but one were played at the Wells Fargo Center . The exception was the November 29 , 2017 game with Big 5 rival Penn ; it was instead held at Jake Nevin Field House , which had been home to the team before the Pavilion 's initial 1986 opening
Big East Tournament
2018 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team