Villanova players and coaches celebrate their 1985 victory over Michigan in an NCAA tournament regional final. (Rob Burns / Associated Press)
Take heart, Boise State and Seton Hall. Dream big, San Diego State and North Carolina.
The odds don’t favor you past this weekend, but history offers you a North Star, a small glimmer of hope that anything is possible. On April Fools’ Day, 1985*, eighth-seeded Villanova became — and remains — the lowest seed to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship, when it defeated top-seeded Georgetown 66-64.
The Wildcats reached the final without reaching 60 points in any of its previous five tournament games, which included defeats of a No. 1 seed (Michigan), two No. 2’s (North Carolina and Memphis) and a No. 5 (Maryland). Its closest call, it turned out, was a two-point victory over ninth-seeded Dayton in the opening round.
The victory over a then-dominant Hoyas squad led by Patrick Ewing has been described as the perfect game, though, it should be…
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