
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 11: Villanova Wildcats celebrate after defeating the Creighton Bluejays to win the Big East Basketball Tournament - Championship Game at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Villanova University men’s basketball will be a number 1 seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. This weekend at the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, the Wildcats dominated to win their fifth Big East Tournament championship. On Saturday, the Wildcats beat Creighton, 74-60.
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2014 Villanova graduate Katie Sheed is humble about her wildcats heading into the tournament.
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