The 349 teams that won't win the 2021 men's national championship
There are 357 Division I men's basketball teams. And most won't have much of a chance to win it all. We break down the near misses.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
16-5, 1st in Big East
- 11/25W 76-67
- 11/2618W 83-74
- 11/28L 81-73
- 12/1W 87-53
- 12/2PPD
- 12/3CANC
- 12/617W 68-64
- 12/11W 76-63
- PPD
- 12/16W 85-66
- 12/19W 88-68
- 12/23W 85-68
- PPD
- 1/2PPD
- 1/5PPD
- 1/8PPD
- 1/13PPD
- 1/1525PPD
- 1/19W 76-74
- 1/23W 71-56
- 1/28PPD
- 1/30W 80-72
- 2/3L 70-59
- 2/7W 84-74
- 2/9PPD
- 2/10W 96-64
- 2/1319L 86-70
- 2/20W 68-60
- 2/23W 81-58
- 2/28L 73-61
- 3/314W 72-60
- 3/6L 54-52
- 3/11L 72-71
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First three-way tie for Big East player of year
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Nova unlikely to have Moore for Big East tourney
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Nova's Moore suffers 'pretty severe' ankle injury
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Villanova's Gillespie (MCL) likely out for season
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Villanova wins Big East title; McDermott coaches under fire
— Justin Moore scored 24 points and helped No. 10 Villanova capture the Big East title with a 72-60 win over a No. 14 Creighton team playing with coach Greg McDermott under fire for using language evocative of slavery.
Moore's late and-1 ices game for Villanova (0:20)
Villanova's Gillespie exits with apparent knee injury (0:38)
Robinson-Earl goes spin cycle for Nova bucket (0:21)
Gillespie exits Nova win with 'serious' knee injury
Villanova senior point guard Collin Gillespie suffered a "serious" knee injury during Wednesday night's win over Creighton and will undergo an MRI on Thursday morning, according to coach Jay Wright.
Moore flushes big transition jam for Villanova (0:17)
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Kansas' win over Baylor not only means the Jayhawks move up, but also lifts Michigan to the No. 2 spot, just below undefeated Gonzaga.
Villanova player can't stop sliding across the floor (0:20)
Bulldogs show some bite in 73-61 win over No. 8 Villanova
— Chuck Harris scored 20 points and Jair Bolden added 15 on Sunday to lead Butler to a 73-61 victory over No. 8 Villanova, which became the sixth top-15 team to lose this weekend.
Butler ices upset of No. 8 Villanova with back-to-back 3s (0:47)
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Slater throws down back-to-back dunks for Villanova (0:33)
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Gillespie get hyped after Moore's dunk (0:23)
Robinson-Earl fearlessly attacks the basket (0:16)
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2020-21 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 11-4 | - | 16-5 |
| Creighton | 14-6 | +0.5 | 18-7 |
| UConn | 11-6 | 1 | 14-6 |
| St. John's | 10-9 | 3 | 16-10 |
| Seton Hall | 10-9 | 3 | 13-12 |
| Providence | 9-10 | 4 | 13-13 |
| Xavier | 6-7 | 4 | 13-8 |
| Georgetown | 7-9 | 4.5 | 10-12 |
| Marquette | 8-11 | 5 | 13-14 |
| Butler | 8-12 | 5.5 | 10-14 |
| DePaul | 2-13 | 9 | 5-13 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game75.886th
Rebounds Per Game34.5241st
Assists Per Game15.461st
Points Allowed66.9
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 14 | 11 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Patterson | PF | Signed | 86 |
| Nnanna Njoku | C | Signed | 82 |
| Jordan Longino | SF | Signed | 82 |
| Angelo Brizzi | PG | Signed | 80 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 6 |
| Tournament Record | 65-37 |
| Championship Seasons | 1985, 2016, 2018 |
| Tournament Appearances | 39 |