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1981-82 Villanova Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-8 (11-3, 1st in Big East MBB)

Coach: Rollie Massimino

PS/G: 73.7 (50th of 273)

PA/G: 65.9 (114th of 273)

SRS: 10.55 (29th of 273)

SOS: 5.75 (43rd of 273)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in East)
Won East Second Round (76-72) versus #11 Northeastern
Won East Regional Semifinal (70-66) versus #2 Memphis
Lost East Regional Final (70-60) versus #1 North Carolina

Big East Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1981-82 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/30	12/7	12/14	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	3/1	Final
Villanova	-	-	-	18	20	19	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	REG	@	St. Francis (NY)	ECACM	-9.92	W	93	63		1	0	W 1	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
2	Fri, Dec 4, 1981	REG	N	Boston College	Big East	10.08	W	97	75		2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Dec 8, 1981	REG		Providence	Big East	0.65	W	65	54		3	0	W 3	Villanova Field House
4	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	REG	@	Pennsylvania	Ivy	0.02	W	75	61		4	0	W 4	The Palestra
5	Mon, Dec 14, 1981	REG	@	Towson	ECACM	-9.52	W	85	55		5	0	W 5	Towson Center
6	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	REG	N	Temple	ECC	4.72	L	48	52		5	1	L 1
7	Mon, Dec 28, 1981	REG	N	Indiana (11)	Big Ten	13.21	W	63	59		6	1	W 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
8	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	8.91	L	89	94		6	2	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
9	Wed, Jan 6, 1982	REG		Boston College	Big East	10.08	W	54	53		7	2	W 1	Villanova Field House
10	Sat, Jan 9, 1982	REG		Syracuse	Big East	7.57	W	84	83		8	2	W 2	Villanova Field House
11	Mon, Jan 11, 1982	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	8.91	W	64	62		9	2	W 3	Villanova Field House
12	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	REG	@	Seton Hall	Big East	0.66	W	71	70		10	2	W 4	Brendan Byrne Arena
13	Tue, Jan 19, 1982	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	1.98	W	48	46		11	2	W 5	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
14	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	REG	@	Connecticut	Big East	7.04	L	51	53		11	3	L 1	Hartford Civic Center
15	Mon, Jan 25, 1982	REG	@	Georgetown	Big East	19.29	L	56	72		11	4	L 2	Capital Centre
16	Wed, Jan 27, 1982	REG	N	La Salle	ECC	-4.32	W	117	82		12	4	W 1
17	Sun, Jan 31, 1982	REG	N	Saint Joseph's	ECC	8.22	L	64	84		12	5	L 1
18	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	REG		Georgetown	Big East	19.29	L	72	83		12	6	L 2	Villanova Field House
19	Sat, Feb 6, 1982	REG		Maine	ECACN	-11.22	W	81	65		13	6	W 1	Villanova Field House
20	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	0.66	W	66	53		14	6	W 2	Villanova Field House
21	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	8.91	W	73	68		15	6	W 3	Alumni Hall
22	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	REG	@	Syracuse	Big East	7.57	W	81	69		16	6	W 4	Carrier Dome
23	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	REG		Connecticut	Big East	7.04	W	67	63		17	6	W 5	Villanova Field House
24	Sat, Feb 27, 1982	REG	@	Providence	Big East	0.65	W	54	53		18	6	W 6	Providence Civic Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	CTOURN	N	Seton Hall	Big East	0.66	W	88	73		19	6	W 7	Hartford Civic Center
26	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	CTOURN	N	Boston College	Big East	10.08	W	74	71		20	6	W 8	Hartford Civic Center
27	Sun, Mar 7, 1982	CTOURN	N	Georgetown (8)	Big East	19.29	L	54	72		20	7	L 1	Hartford Civic Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	NCAA	N	Northeastern	ECACN	-0.19	W	76	72	3OT	21	7	W 1	Nassau Coliseum
29	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	NCAA	N	Memphis (9)	Metro	12.17	W	70	66	OT	22	7	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
30	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	NCAA	N	North Carolina (1)	ACC	20.17	L	60	70		22	8	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum