Villanova University has fielded a basketball team since the 1920-21 season. Nicknamed the "Wildcats", Villanova is a member of the Big East Conference and the Philadelphia Big Five. The Villanova Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 29 times, the 8th highest total in NCAA history. They made the Final Four in 1939, 1971, and 1985, and were National Champions in 1985. Villanova has appeared in the NIT 17 times, winning in 1994, and won the Big East Conference in 1995. Villanova enters the 2007-2008 season with an all-time winning percentage of .637, placing the Wildcats 20th among all NCAA Division I basketball programs.