2008-09 Villanova Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 30-8 (13-5, 4th in Big East MBB)

Rank: 11th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jay Wright

PS/G: 76.8 (35th of 344)

PA/G: 67.4 (158th of 344)

SRS: 17.45 (14th of 330)

SOS: 8.72 (12th of 330)

Preseason Odds: Championship +4000

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in East)
Won East First Round (80-67) versus #14 American
Won East Second Round (89-69) versus #6 UCLA
Won East Regional Semifinal (77-54) versus #2 Duke
Won East Regional Final (78-76) versus #1 Pittsburgh
Lost National Semifinal (83-69) versus #1 North Carolina

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AP Poll Summary

2008-09 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	3/9	Final
Villanova	23	23	20	17	15	18	18	15	18	23	20	21	17	13	12	10	11	10	11

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 14, 2008	REG		Albany (NY)	AEC	-6.63	W	78	60		1	0	W 1	Wachovia Center
2	Mon, Nov 17, 2008	REG		Fordham	A-10	-14.14	W	107	68		2	0	W 2	Wachovia Center
3	Wed, Nov 19, 2008	REG		Niagara	MAAC	6.21	W	77	62		3	0	W 3	Wachovia Center
4	Tue, Nov 25, 2008	REG		Monmouth	NEC	-14.84	W	71	48		4	0	W 4	Wachovia Center
5	Fri, Nov 28, 2008	REG		Towson	CAA	-7.30	W	64	47		5	0	W 5	Wachovia Center
6	Sat, Nov 29, 2008	REG		Rhode Island	A-10	7.89	W	78	65		6	0	W 6	Wachovia Center
7	Tue, Dec 2, 2008	REG	@	Pennsylvania	Ivy	-7.78	W	69	47		7	0	W 7	The Palestra
8	Thu, Dec 4, 2008	REG		Houston Christian	Ind		W	93	57		8	0	W 8	Wachovia Center
9	Tue, Dec 9, 2008	REG	N	Texas (6)	Big 12	14.83	L	58	67		8	1	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
10	Thu, Dec 11, 2008	REG		Saint Joseph's	A-10	4.21	W	59	56		9	1	W 1	Wachovia Center
11	Sun, Dec 14, 2008	REG	@	La Salle	A-10	3.45	W	70	59		10	1	W 2	Tom Gola Arena
12	Mon, Dec 22, 2008	REG		Navy	Patriot	-5.35	W	78	68		11	1	W 3	Wachovia Center
13	Mon, Dec 29, 2008	REG		Temple	A-10	9.05	W	62	45		12	1	W 4	Wachovia Center
14	Thu, Jan 1, 2009	REG	@	Marquette	Big East	15.06	L	72	79		12	2	L 1	Bradley Center
15	Tue, Jan 6, 2009	REG	@	Seton Hall	Big East	7.53	W	89	85	OT	13	2	W 1	Prudential Center
16	Sat, Jan 10, 2009	REG		Louisville (23)	Big East	20.87	L	60	61		13	3	L 1	Wachovia Center
17	Sun, Jan 18, 2009	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	4.28	W	76	57		14	3	W 1	Wachovia Center
18	Wed, Jan 21, 2009	REG	@	Connecticut (3)	Big East	22.17	L	83	89		14	4	L 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
19	Sat, Jan 24, 2009	REG	@	South Florida	Big East	2.63	W	70	61		15	4	W 1	Sun Dome
20	Wed, Jan 28, 2009	REG	N	Pittsburgh (3)	Big East	21.21	W	67	57		16	4	W 2	The Spectrum
21	Sun, Feb 1, 2009	REG		Cincinnati	Big East	7.83	W	71	50		17	4	W 3	Wachovia Center
22	Wed, Feb 4, 2009	REG	@	Providence	Big East	7.82	W	94	91		18	4	W 4	Dunkin Donuts Center
23	Sat, Feb 7, 2009	REG		Syracuse (20)	Big East	17.24	W	102	85		19	4	W 5	Wachovia Center
24	Tue, Feb 10, 2009	REG		Marquette (10)	Big East	15.06	W	102	84		20	4	W 6	Wachovia Center
25	Fri, Feb 13, 2009	REG	@	West Virginia	Big East	18.57	L	72	93		20	5	L 1	WVU Coliseum
26	Thu, Feb 19, 2009	REG		Rutgers	Big East	1.07	W	82	72		21	5	W 1	Wachovia Center
27	Sun, Feb 22, 2009	REG	@	Syracuse (24)	Big East	17.24	W	89	86		22	5	W 2	Carrier Dome
28	Wed, Feb 25, 2009	REG	@	DePaul	Big East	-1.21	W	74	72		23	5	W 3	Allstate Arena
29	Sat, Feb 28, 2009	REG		Georgetown	Big East	14.39	L	54	56		23	6	L 1	Wachovia Center
30	Mon, Mar 2, 2009	REG	@	Notre Dame	Big East	12.26	W	77	60		24	6	W 1	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
31	Thu, Mar 5, 2009	REG		Providence	Big East	7.82	W	97	80		25	6	W 2	Wachovia Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Thu, Mar 12, 2009	CTOURN	N	Marquette (21)	Big East	15.06	W	76	75		26	6	W 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
33	Fri, Mar 13, 2009	CTOURN	N	Louisville (5)	Big East	20.87	L	55	69		26	7	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Thu, Mar 19, 2009	NCAA	N	American	Patriot	-0.05	W	80	67		27	7	W 1	Wachovia Center
35	Sat, Mar 21, 2009	NCAA	N	UCLA (18)	Pac-10	18.64	W	89	69		28	7	W 2	Wachovia Center
36	Thu, Mar 26, 2009	NCAA	N	Duke (6)	ACC	20.10	W	77	54		29	7	W 3	TD Garden
37	Sat, Mar 28, 2009	NCAA	N	Pittsburgh (4)	Big East	21.21	W	78	76		30	7	W 4	TD Garden
38	Sat, Apr 4, 2009	NCAA	N	North Carolina (2)	ACC	25.46	L	69	83		30	8	L 1	Ford Field