NCAA Tournament March Madness

#122 Arizona St

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Projection: likely out

Arizona State's resume features a mixture of modest high points and quite a few troubling losses. Quality wins are sparse, with their most notable victories coming against San Francisco and SMU - teams with some respect but not heavy hitters. The losses to Mississippi State and BYU were not just defeats, but heavy ones that highlight the gap between Arizona State and the top-tier teams. Furthermore, the losses within the conference to teams like Stanford and California – squads that should be more comparable competition – do not bode well for their tournament hopes. The blowout loss to Arizona underscores their struggles against elite competition, and dropping the ball against both UCLA and USC, teams within striking distance, illustrates a failure to capitalize on key opportunities. Without significant wins to prop up their profile and with an overall losing record, the chances are slim that they'll be dancing come tournament time.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/8(N)Mississippi St21L71-56
11/11TX Southern275W63-52
11/16MA Lowell127W71-69
11/23(N)BYU30L77-49
11/24(N)Vanderbilt224W82-67
11/29Sam Houston St139W78-61
12/3San Francisco89W72-61
12/6SMU76W76-74
12/9@San Diego251L89-84
12/16(N)TCU41L79-59
12/20(N)Northwestern33L65-46
12/29@Stanford121W76-73
12/31@California120W71-69
1/4Utah67W82-70
1/6Colorado37W76-73
1/11@Washington82L82-67
1/17UCLA106L68-66
1/20USC104W82-67
1/25@Oregon61L80-61
1/27@Oregon St147L84-71
2/1Stanford121L71-62
2/3California120L81-66
2/8@Colorado37L82-70
2/10@Utah67W85-77
2/14Oregon St147W79-61
2/17@Arizona7L105-60
2/22Washington82L84-82
2/24Washington St49W73-61
2/28Arizona7L85-67
3/7@USC104L81-73
3/9@UCLA106L59-47
3/13(N)Utah67L90-57