There will be no repeat national champion.
The Villanova Wildcats, who won last year’s NCAA Tournament to earn their second championship in school history, will not be repeating in 2017. Villanova fell to 8-seed Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon, 65-62, becoming the first 1-seed to lose in this year’s event. The Badgers earned the victory after a big late bucket from Nigel Hayes and a great defensive stop on a drive from Villanova’s Josh Hart.