Villanova Wildcats Basketball

The Villanova Wildcats are quite the success story, punching well above their weight on the national basketball stage for decades despite hailing from a quiet and relatively small Catholic university in a suburb of Philadelphia. The Wildcats have qualified for no less than 40 March Madness postseason tournaments, progressing to the Sweet 16 on 19 occasions and the Elite 8 on 15. The Wildcats have appeared 6 times in the NCAA Final Four, from which they continued on to 4 championship finals. While the first of these, in 1971, ended in defeat, the Wildcats won the rest (1985, 2016, and 2018) to become three time NCAA champions. The 2016 final was the most dramatic, featuring a 77-74 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels with a buzzer-beating three pointer from Kris Jenkins in a game that is often described as one of the greatest NCAA finals of all time. After an incredible run of 10 straight seasons where they qualified for the March Madness tournament (winning that 2016 championship as well as reaching the Sweet 16 in 2021 and Final Four in 2022, the Wildcats struggled in 2022-23, posting a 17-17 record and missing out on the big tournament. Their fans will expect nothing short of a return to the big time in 2024 and beyond. 

How can I get cheap tickets to Villanova Wildcats games?

Due to the Villanova Wildcats’ national fame and small home arena, some of the team’s home games are now held at nearby Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, home to the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers. At either venue, tickets to their home games often sell out months in advance. To find the cheapest tickets to Villanova Wildcats games, search the TicketX listings on this page and use our handy TicketX seating chart to compare prices and locations. You can buy tickets with the lowest commission fees from TicketX with just one click! 

Villanova Wildcats Rivalries

The Villanova Wildcats are part of a group of special Philadelphia rivalries known as the Big Five, which involves the five biggest college basketball teams in the City of Brotherly Love, including the Saint Joseph's Hawks, La Salle Explorers, Temple Owls, and Penn Quakers. As it involves the two Catholic schools, Saint Joseph's and Villanova’s rivalry is known as the Holy War. The Wildcats also have some serious conference rivals such as the Georgetown Hoyas, St. John’s Red Storm, and Syracuse Orange.

Are Villanova Wildcats basketball games exciting?

Villanova Wildcats games are known for drawing big crowds of devoted fans who pack the stands clad in blue and white, singing V for Villanova and the March of the Wildcats.