PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of cheering fans are lining streets in downtown Philadelphia to celebrate Villanova's NCAA championship.
Friday's parade is taking the winners of the men's basketball tournament, the school band and cheerleaders along five downtown blocks before ending at City Hall for a rally.
Fans are lined up 10-deep on some city sidewalks as buses carrying the team pass by.
Villanova's suburban campus is closed and all classes are canceled so anyone who works or attends the Roman Catholic university can take part.
The Wildcats got win Monday against North Carolina thanks to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer.