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The staff’s votes are in, and we have the official VU Hoops predictions for Villanova Basketball’s 2019-2020 season. Based on the average votes of ten VUHoops contributors, here is how we believe the season will play out for the Wildcats:
Villanova Basketball’s Record (Average Votes)
- Overall: 31-7
- Non-Conference: 11-1
- Big East: 14-4
- Post Season: 6-2
Tournament and Championship Results
- Myrtle Beach Invitational: Champions (9 voters); Runner-Up (1 voter)
- Big 5 Round Robin: Villanova Sweeps (10 voters)
- Big East Regular Season Championship: Champion (9 voters); Runner-Up (1 voter)
- Big East Tournament: Champions (6 voters), Runner-Up (4 voters)
- NCAA Tournament: Elite 8 (6 voters), Sweet 16 (4 voters)
Most Likely Losses (6 or more votes)
- At Ohio State (9 votes)
- At Creighton (8 votes)
- At Xavier (8 votes)
- At Seton Hall (8 votes)
- At Providence (6 votes)
End of Season Awards
- Rookie of the Year: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (8 votes)
- Most Improved: Cole Swider (4 votes)
- Leading Scorer (PPG): Saddiq Bey (6 votes)
- Villanova MVP: Saddiq Bey (7 votes)
VUHoops 2019-2020 Staff Predictions for Villanova Basketball
| VUHoops Contributor | Brendan | Jesse | Mike J | Billy | Mike K | David C | Patrick Z | Ryan | Lane | Jake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUHoops Contributor | Brendan | Jesse | Mike J | Billy | Mike K | David C | Patrick Z | Ryan | Lane | Jake |
| Army (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Ohio State (A) | Loss | win | Loss | Loss | Loss | Loss | Loss | Loss | Loss | Loss |
| Ohio (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | WIn | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Middle Tennessee State (N) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| MBI Round 2 (N) | Miss St, Win | miss st. win | Win | Miss St., Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| MBI Round 3 (N) | Baylor, Win | Baylor win | Win | Baylor, Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Loss |
| MBI Finish | Champion | champs | Win | Champs | Champs | Champs | Champs | Champs | Champs | Runners Up |
| La Salle (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | WIn | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Penn (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| St. Joe's (A) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Delaware (N) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Kansas (H) | Loss | loss | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Loss | Win |
| Xavier (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Marquette (A) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Loss | Loss |
| Creighton (A) | Loss | loss | Loss | Loss | Loss | Loss | Win | Loss | Win | Loss |
| Georgetown (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| DePaul (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| UConn (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Butler (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | WIn | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Providence (A) | Loss | win | Loss | Loss | Win | Loss | Loss | Win | Loss | Win |
| St. John's (A) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Creighton (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | WIn | Loss | Win | Win | Win |
| Butler (A) | Win | win | Loss | Win | Win | Win | Loss | Win | Win | Win |
| Seton Hall (H) | Win | win | Loss | Win | Win | Win | Win | Loss | Win | Loss |
| Marquette (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Loss | WIn | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Temple (A) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | WIn | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| DePaul (A) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Xavier (A) | Loss | loss | Win | Loss | Loss | Loss | Win | Loss | Loss | Loss |
| St. John's (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Providence (H) | Win | win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win | Win |
| Seton Hall (A) | Loss | loss | Loss | Loss | Win | Loss | Win | Loss | Loss | Loss |
| Georgetown (A) | Win | win | Loss | Win | Loss | Win | Loss | Win | Loss | Win |
| Big East Finish | 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |
| Big East Tournament | Champion | runner up | Champs | champs | Champion | Champion | Runner Up | Runner-Up | Champion | |
| NCAA Tournament Seed | 3 Seed | 2 seed | 3 seed | 3 | 2 seed | 2 Seed | 2 Seed | 4-seed | 4 Seed | |
| NCAA Tournament Finish | Sweet 16 | elite 8 | Sweet 16 | elite 8 | Elite 8 | Elite 8 | Elite 8 | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 | |
| Nova Rookie of the Year | Robinson-Earl | Justin Moore | JRE | JRE | JRE | Robinson-Earl | JRE | Robinson-Earl | Robinson-Earl | |
| Nova Most Improved | Swider | swider | Slater | Bey | Samuels | Slater | Swider | Swider | Bey | |
| Nova Leading Scorer (PPG) | Bey | bey | Bey | JRE | Samuels | Gillespie | Bey | Bey | Bey | |
| Nova MVP | Bey | bey | Bey | Bey | JRE | Bey | Bey | Bey | Gillespie |