NCAA Tournament March Madness

#2 Arizona

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Projected seed: 1 (automatic qualifier)

Arizona’s résumé reads like a top seed because it is anchored by a gauntlet of high-level nonconference victories — neutral-site knocks on Florida, UCLA, Alabama and San Diego State — plus a signature road win at Connecticut that shows this team can get it done away from home. The Wildcats have backed that up with road victories at Utah, UCF and TCU and comfortable wins over quality conference opponents such as Auburn and Kansas State, leaving the profile rich in meaningful triumphs and light on damaging setbacks. The few warning signs are the handful of marquee wins that were earned narrowly and the occasional defensive wobble that those tight finishes revealed, so while Arizona’s body of work is elite the door remains open for skeptics until the season’s biggest road tests are settled. Upcoming opportunities at Kansas and Houston along with a trip to Baylor and a pair of games against BYU give the program clear chances to either lock down the committee’s confidence or invite deeper scrutiny.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Florida9W93-87
11/7Utah Tech217W93-67
11/11Northern Arizona310W84-49
11/14(N)UCLA42W69-65
11/19@Connecticut11W71-67
11/24Denver259W103-73
11/29Norfolk St300W98-61
12/6Auburn33W97-68
12/13(N)Alabama17W96-75
12/16Abilene Chr256W96-62
12/20(N)San Diego St47W68-45
12/22Bethune-Cookman267W107-71
12/29S Dakota St187W99-71
1/3@Utah116W97-78
1/7Kansas St81W101-76
1/10@TCU52W86-73
1/14Arizona St85W89-82
1/17@UCF43W84-77
1/21Cincinnati5493%
1/24West Virginia6094%
1/26@BYU1557%
1/31@Arizona St8589%
2/7Oklahoma St6695%
2/9@Kansas1961%
2/14Texas Tech2182%
2/18BYU1577%
2/21@Houston546%
2/24@Baylor4177%
2/28Kansas1980%
3/2Iowa St870%
3/7@Colorado7988%