NCAA Tournament March Madness

#59 Arizona St

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Projection: likely out

Arizona State’s resume features headline wins earned at neutral sites and at home that prove the team can beat top Big 12 opponents, yet those bright spots are undermined by brutal road and neutral losses that leave glaring blemishes. Neutral victories over Texas and Washington State along with home triumphs over Kansas and Texas Tech provide resume currency, but the committee will also notice heavy defeats on the road at Houston and BYU as well as lopsided setbacks at UCLA and in matchups with Arizona that expose inconsistency away from Tempe. Conference play has included signature scalps and poor results away from home, and the remaining trip to Iowa State stands as a clear chance to add a resume-making road victory. Until that win arrives the mix of impressive headliners and consequential bad losses explains why the team sits outside the comfortable at-large conversation.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Southern Utah249W81-64
11/9Utah Tech182W81-66
11/14Gonzaga11L77-65
11/17Georgia St310W75-62
11/20@Hawaii106W83-76
11/24(N)Texas33W87-86
11/25(N)Washington St138W100-94
11/26(N)USC70L88-75
12/6(N)Oklahoma47W86-70
12/9Northern Arizona319W73-48
12/13(N)Santa Clara39W82-79
12/17@UCLA34L90-77
12/21Oregon St178L78-75
1/3Colorado64L95-89
1/7@BYU24L104-76
1/10Kansas St100W87-84
1/14@Arizona3L89-82
1/18@Houston6L103-73
1/21West Virginia56L75-63
1/24Cincinnati42W82-68
1/27@UCF53L79-76
1/31Arizona3L87-74
2/4@Utah120W71-63
2/7@Colorado64L78-70
2/10Oklahoma St68W85-76
2/17Texas Tech14W72-67
2/21@Baylor49L73-68
2/24@TCU44L90-78
2/28Utah120W73-60
3/3Kansas20W70-60
3/7@Iowa St810%