With the madness of Winter Storm Stella done with in the northeast, a new kind of madness is about to begin at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
Top-seeded Villanova (31-3, 15-3 Big East) will officially begin its title defense on Thursday night against 16-seed and First Four winner Mount St. Mary's (20-15, 14-4 NEC).
The Wildcats are seeking to be the first team to repeat as National Champions since the Florida Gators did so in 2006-07. It is a rare feat to accomplish, as before the Gators did so, the last school to do it was Duke in 1991-92, and before that?