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1977-78 Villanova Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-9 (7-3, 1st in EAA MBB East)

Coach: Rollie Massimino

PS/G: 74.8 (125th of 259)

PA/G: 70.5 (76th of 259)

SRS: 6.23 (50th of 253)

SOS: 2.76 (79th of 253)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (103-97) versus La Salle
Won East Regional Semifinal (61-60) versus Indiana
Lost East Regional Final (90-72) versus Duke

EAA Reg Season Champ
EAA Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1977-78 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Villanova	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Sun, Nov 27, 1977	REG		Merrimack			W	102	70		1	0	W 1	Villanova Field House
2	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	REG		Jefferson (PA)			W	61	57		2	0	W 2	Villanova Field House
3	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	REG	@	West Virginia	EAA	-0.32	W	72	63		3	0	W 3	WVU Coliseum
4	Tue, Dec 6, 1977	REG	@	Rutgers	EAA	6.56	W	61	54		4	0	W 4	Louis Brown Athletic Center
5	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	REG	N	Pennsylvania	Ivy	5.83	W	69	68		5	0	W 5	The Palestra
6	Tue, Dec 13, 1977	REG	@	Princeton	Ivy	5.73	W	58	56		6	0	W 6	Jadwin Gymnasium
7	Thu, Dec 22, 1977	REG		Duquesne	EAA	-0.55	W	86	70		7	0	W 7	Villanova Field House
8	Wed, Dec 28, 1977	REG	N	Washington	Pac-8	5.17	W	78	73		8	0	W 8	Memorial Coliseum
9	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	REG	@	Oregon State	Pac-8	2.22	L	57	58	OT	8	1	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
10	Fri, Dec 30, 1977	REG	N	Washington State	Pac-8	3.90	L	56	62		8	2	L 2	Memorial Coliseum
11	Sat, Jan 7, 1978	REG		Boston College	Ind	-1.66	W	102	76		9	2	W 1	The Palestra
12	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	REG		Massachusetts	EAA	-0.48	W	71	64		10	2	W 2	The Palestra
13	Sat, Jan 14, 1978	REG	N	Temple	ECC	4.50	L	73	81		10	3	L 1	The Palestra
14	Tue, Jan 17, 1978	REG		Rider	ECC	-13.92	W	76	60		11	3	W 1	The Palestra
15	Thu, Jan 19, 1978	REG	@	Notre Dame (7)	Ind	18.29	L	69	70		11	4	L 1	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
16	Sat, Jan 21, 1978	REG		George Washington	EAA	1.81	W	90	83		12	4	W 1	Villanova Field House
17	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	REG		Penn State	EAA	-5.90	W	98	76		13	4	W 2	Villanova Field House
18	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	NJNY7	6.90	L	64	65		13	5	L 1	Alumni Hall
19	Tue, Jan 31, 1978	REG	@	Providence (16)	Ind	4.92	W	73	66		14	5	W 1	Providence Civic Center
20	Sat, Feb 4, 1978	REG	@	George Washington	EAA	1.81	W	59	58		15	5	W 2	Charles E. Smith Center
21	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	REG		St. Bonaventure	Ind	4.83	W	91	76		16	5	W 3	The Palestra
22	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	REG	@	Pittsburgh	EAA	0.76	L	81	97		16	6	L 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
23	Tue, Feb 14, 1978	REG	@	Massachusetts	EAA	-0.48	L	72	87		16	7	L 2	Curry Hicks Cage
24	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	REG	N	La Salle	ECC	2.49	W	82	79		17	7	W 1	The Palestra
25	Wed, Feb 22, 1978	REG		Rutgers	EAA	6.56	L	78	81	OT	17	8	L 1	Villanova Field House
26	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	REG	N	Saint Joseph's	ECC	-1.62	W	72	64		18	8	W 1	The Palestra
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 2, 1978	CTOURN	N	Penn State	EAA	-5.90	W	73	65		19	8	W 2	Civic Arena
28	Fri, Mar 3, 1978	CTOURN	@	Pittsburgh	EAA	0.76	W	72	70		20	8	W 3	Civic Arena
29	Sat, Mar 4, 1978	CTOURN	N	West Virginia	EAA	-0.32	W	63	59		21	8	W 4	Civic Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sun, Mar 12, 1978	NCAA	N	La Salle	ECC	2.49	W	103	97		22	8	W 5	The Palestra
31	Fri, Mar 17, 1978	NCAA	N	Indiana (13)	Big Ten	12.48	W	61	60		23	8	W 6	Providence Civic Center
32	Sun, Mar 19, 1978	NCAA	N	Duke (7)	ACC	16.10	L	72	90		23	9	L 1	Providence Civic Center