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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - MARCH 24: Caleb Daniels #14 of the Villanova Wildcats reacts during the first half of the game against the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 Round at AT&T Center on March 24, 2022 in San PHILADELPHIA - Villanova began the season among the figurative favorites to reach the Final Four.The Wildcats were ranked No. 4 and boasted a veteran roster that reached all the way back to the 2018 national championship season.But by mid-December, they already had four losses in a rough schedule, taking a beating from defending national champion Baylor and losing their Big East opener to Creighton.Uh oh? Not so, coach Jay Wright said.Wright said he put his team in a "bad spot" with the brutal early schedule that also included losses to UCLA and Purdue, two other other programs that would eventually reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament."I felt like we were worn down, and we were in finals, and Baylor played great.