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NCAA Tournament 2017: An early look at Villanova vs. Mount St. Mary’s

Put on your dancing shoes. Or at least start shining them.

By Tehr Umar
NCAA Basketball: Big East Conference Tournament-Creighton vs Villanova Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports

Villanova, the top overall seed for the NCAA Tournament, will be playing the winner of Tuesday night’s First Four game, Mount St. Mary’s. The lucky 16-seed will meet the defending National Champions this Thursday evening at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY.

We’ll have an in-depth preview later this week, but here’s the rundown on these three teams.

Quick Juice: Villanova vs. Mount St. Mary’s

Stat Villanova Mount St. Mary's
Stat Villanova Mount St. Mary's
Record 31-3 19-15
Seed 1 16
KenPom Rank 2 213
RPI (ESPN) 1 149
Good Wins Virginia; Notre Dame; Purdue George Mason
Bad Losses Butler (x2); Marquette Central Connecticut
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