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1978-79 Villanova Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 13-13 (9-1, 1st in EAA MBB)

Coach: Rollie Massimino

PS/G: 70.1 (201st of 262)

PA/G: 67.2 (44th of 262)

SRS: 2.32 (91st of 256)

SOS: 0.96 (102nd of 256)

EAA Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Villanova	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	REG		Merrimack			W	108	71		1	0	W 1	Villanova Field House
2	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG	@	George Washington	EAA	-0.32	W	75	71		2	0	W 2	Charles E. Smith Center
3	Wed, Dec 6, 1978	REG	@	St. Bonaventure	Ind	0.60	L	74	76		2	1	L 1	Reilly Center
4	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG		Rutgers (18)	EAA	4.64	W	86	67		3	1	W 1	Villanova Field House
5	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	REG		Princeton	Ivy	-3.54	L	59	65		3	2	L 1	The Palestra
6	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG	N	Temple	ECC	8.12	L	58	66		3	3	L 2	The Palestra
7	Thu, Dec 21, 1978	REG	@	Duquesne	EAA	-3.12	W	78	75		4	3	W 1	Civic Arena
8	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG	@	Toledo	MAC	8.51	W	55	50		5	3	W 2	John F. Savage Hall
9	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	REG	@	Bowling Green State	MAC	-4.13	L	64	67		5	4	L 1	John F. Savage Hall
10	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	REG		Providence	Ind	-9.24	L	51	52		5	5	L 2	The Palestra
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		Notre Dame (2)	Ind	18.94	L	64	75		5	6	L 3	The Palestra
12	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG	@	Massachusetts	EAA	-10.68	W	66	51		6	6	W 1	MassMutual Center
13	Tue, Jan 16, 1979	REG		St. John's (NY)	NJNY7	7.93	L	54	74		6	7	L 1	The Palestra
14	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG		George Washington	EAA	-0.32	W	89	77		7	7	W 1	Villanova Field House
15	Tue, Jan 23, 1979	REG	@	Boston College	Ind	1.50	L	75	83		7	8	L 1	Roberts Center
16	Fri, Jan 26, 1979	REG		West Virginia	EAA	-0.43	W	99	58		8	8	W 1	The Palestra
17	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG	@	Rutgers	EAA	4.64	L	55	64		8	9	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
18	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	REG	N	La Salle	ECC	-1.26	L	78	84		8	10	L 2	The Palestra
19	Sun, Feb 4, 1979	REG	@	Penn State	EAA	-2.68	W	36	34		9	10	W 1	Rec Hall
20	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	REG	N	Saint Joseph's	ECC	1.46	L	50	54		9	11	L 1	The Palestra
21	Tue, Feb 13, 1979	REG	N	Pennsylvania	Ivy	5.74	W	89	80		10	11	W 1	The Palestra
22	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG		DePaul	Ind	10.10	L	66	69		10	12	L 1	The Palestra
23	Tue, Feb 20, 1979	REG		Pittsburgh	EAA	4.40	W	75	73		11	12	W 1	Villanova Field House
24	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		Massachusetts	EAA	-10.68	W	77	66		12	12	W 2	Villanova Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Tue, Feb 27, 1979	CTOURN		Massachusetts	EAA	-10.68	W	78	73	OT	13	12	W 3	Villanova Field House
26	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN	@	Pittsburgh	EAA	4.40	L	64	77		13	13	L 1	Civic Arena