Villanova 2008–09
Coach: Jay Wright (30-8)
Big East Conference
30-8
overall
25-6
regular season
13-5
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (38)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-11-14 | #23 Villanova | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Home | W | 78–60 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 2 | 2008-11-17 | #23 Villanova | Fordham | A10 | Home | W | 107–68 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 3 | 2008-11-19 | #23 Villanova | Niagara | MAAC | Home | W | 77–62 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 4 | 2008-11-25 | #20 Villanova | Monmouth | NEC | Home | W | 71–48 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 5 | 2008-11-28 | #20 Villanova | Towson | Colonial | Home | W | 64–47 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 6 | 2008-11-29 | #20 Villanova | Rhode Island | A10 | Home | W | 78–65 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 7 | 2008-12-02 | #17 Villanova | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Away | W | 69–47 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 8 | 2008-12-04 | #17 Villanova | Houston Christian | Independent | Home | W | 93–57 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 9 | 2008-12-09 | #15 Villanova | #6 Texas | B12 | Neutral | L | 58–67 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 10 | 2008-12-11 | #15 Villanova | Saint Joseph's | A10 | Home | W | 59–56 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 11 | 2008-12-14 | #15 Villanova | La Salle | A10 | Away | W | 70–59 | Regular | John Glaser Arena |
| 12 | 2008-12-22 | #18 Villanova | Navy | Patriot | Home | W | 78–68 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 13 | 2008-12-29 | #15 Villanova | Temple | A10 | Home | W | 62–45 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 14 | 2009-01-01 | #15 Villanova | Marquette | Big East | Away | L | 72–79 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 15 | 2009-01-06 | #18 Villanova | Seton Hall | Big East | Away | W | 89–85 OT | Regular | Prudential Center |
| 16 | 2009-01-10 | #18 Villanova | #23 Louisville | Big East | Home | L | 60–61 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 17 | 2009-01-18 | #23 Villanova | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Home | W | 76–57 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 18 | 2009-01-21 | #20 Villanova | #3 Connecticut | Big East | Away | L | 83–89 | Regular | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| 19 | 2009-01-24 | #20 Villanova | South Florida | Big East | Away | W | 70–61 | Regular | Yuengling Center |
| 20 | 2009-01-28 | #21 Villanova | #3 Pittsburgh | Big East | Neutral | W | 67–57 | Regular | The Spectrum |
| 21 | 2009-02-01 | #21 Villanova | Cincinnati | Big East | Home | W | 71–50 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 22 | 2009-02-04 | #17 Villanova | Providence | Big East | Away | W | 94–91 | Regular | Amica Mutual Pavilion |
| 23 | 2009-02-07 | #17 Villanova | #20 Syracuse | Big East | Home | W | 102–85 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 24 | 2009-02-10 | #13 Villanova | #10 Marquette | Big East | Home | W | 102–84 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 25 | 2009-02-13 | #13 Villanova | West Virginia | Big East | Away | L | 72–93 | Regular | Hope Coliseum |
| 26 | 2009-02-19 | #12 Villanova | Rutgers | Big East | Home | W | 82–72 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 27 | 2009-02-22 | #12 Villanova | #24 Syracuse | Big East | Away | W | 89–86 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 28 | 2009-02-25 | #10 Villanova | DePaul | Big East | Away | W | 74–72 | Regular | Allstate Arena |
| 29 | 2009-02-28 | #10 Villanova | Georgetown | Big East | Home | L | 54–56 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 30 | 2009-03-02 | #11 Villanova | Notre Dame | Big East | Away | W | 77–60 | Regular | Purcell Pavilion |
| 31 | 2009-03-05 | #11 Villanova | Providence | Big East | Home | W | 97–80 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 32 | 2009-03-12 | #10 Villanova | #21 Marquette | Big East | Neutral | W | 76–75 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 33 | 2009-03-13 | #10 Villanova | #5 Louisville | Big East | Neutral | L | 55–69 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 34 | 2009-03-19 | #11 Villanova | American | Patriot | Neutral | W | 80–67 | NCAA | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 35 | 2009-03-21 | #11 Villanova | #18 UCLA | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 89–69 | NCAA | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 36 | 2009-03-26 | #11 Villanova | #6 Duke | ACC | Neutral | W | 77–54 | NCAA | TD Garden |
| 37 | 2009-03-28 | #11 Villanova | #4 Pittsburgh | Big East | Neutral | W | 78–76 | NCAA | TD Garden |
| 38 | 2009-04-04 | #11 Villanova | #2 North Carolina | ACC | Neutral | L | 69–83 | NCAA | Ford Field |