Villanova University
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Villanova University | |
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City: | Villanova, Radnor Township, Pennsylvania |
Type: | Private |
Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo[1] |
Colors: | dark blue, light blue, white |
Mascot: | Wildcats |
Website: | http://www.villanova.edu/ |
Villanova University is a Pennsylvania private university founded in 1842.[2] It is located in Villanova, Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 in US News's 2008 "Universities-Master's (North): Top Schools" list.[3] It was ranked the #1 school in PC Magazine's Top 20 Wired Colleges.[4]
Athletics
Villanova has 10 men's and 12 women's sports teams.[1] The men's basketball team has won three national championships, in 1985, 2016, and 2018.[5] The 1985 team was a #8 seed in the tournament and remains the lowest-seed ever to win the tournament.
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 http://villanova.cstv.com/#00
- Jump up ↑ http://www.heritage.villanova.edu/history.html
- Jump up ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1univmas_n_brief.php
- Jump up ↑ #1 Villanova University (English). PC Magazine.
- Jump up ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/history