In one of basketball’s great David-and-Goliath stories, Rollie Massimino and the 1984-85 Villanova Wildcats became NCAA tournament champions after entering the tournament as underdogs. In the first year of the 64-team NCAA tournament expansion, the 8-seed Wildcats took down teams large and small, including nationally ranked Michigan, North Carolina, and Memphis State squads. To win it all, they defeated No. 1 Georgetown, in what fans now know as “The Perfect Game.” 

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