The Villanova Wildcats could potentially win their second national title in three years on Monday night; all of this after taking home just one championship before that (a notably unexpected run in 1985).
Blueblood or not (I’d still contend no, but that’s no knock on the program), what Villanova has pulled off is incredibly impressive in the years since the Syracuse Orange left the Big East. The run of success may not have anything to do with the departure of schools like SU, UConn, Notre Dame, Louisville and Pitt — that’s a debate for another day.