<P> The 2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016 -- 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 16th year , the Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion , with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . They finished the season 32 -- 4 , 15 -- 3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship . In the Big East Tournament , they defeated St. John 's , Seton Hall , and Creighton to win the tournament championship . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . The Wildcats were given the Tournament 's overall No. 1 seed as a No. 1 seed in the East region . In the First Round they defeated Mount St. Mary 's before being upset by No. 8 - seeded Wisconsin in the Second Round . The loss marked the second time in the previous three tournaments that Villanova was upset by an eighth - seeded team . </P>
<P> The 2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016 -- 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 16th year , the Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion , with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . They finished the season 32 -- 4 , 15 -- 3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship . In the Big East Tournament , they defeated St. John 's , Seton Hall , and Creighton to win the tournament championship . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . The Wildcats were given the Tournament 's overall No. 1 seed as a No. 1 seed in the East region . In the First Round they defeated Mount St. Mary 's before being upset by No. 8 - seeded Wisconsin in the Second Round . The loss marked the second time in the previous three tournaments that Villanova was upset by an eighth - seeded team . </P>
who beat villanova last year in the ncaa tournament
who beat villanova last year in the ncaa tournament
Wisconsin
Wisconsin