NCAA Tournament March Madness

#1 Arizona

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Projected seed: 1 (automatic qualifier)

Arizona’s resume reads like a top seed because it has collected high-end wins on neutral courts and in hostile arenas while avoiding damaging defeats. Neutral-site victories over Florida, UCLA, Alabama and San Diego State demonstrated the team’s ability to beat quality opponents in big environments, and true road wins at Connecticut, BYU and Utah proved it can close tough games away from home. Many wins have been emphatic, including blowouts of Auburn and Kansas State, yet a handful of narrow escapes at UCLA, BYU and UCF are reminders the defense can be stretched. With marquee tests still to come against Kansas and Houston and a run of conference showdowns with Texas Tech, Iowa State, Baylor and Colorado, Arizona has both the résumé and the remaining opportunities to cement its standing among the tournament elite.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Florida11W93-87
11/7Utah Tech213W93-67
11/11Northern Arizona314W84-49
11/14(N)UCLA41W69-65
11/19@Connecticut10W71-67
11/24Denver268W103-73
11/29Norfolk St304W98-61
12/6Auburn25W97-68
12/13(N)Alabama19W96-75
12/16Abilene Chr255W96-62
12/20(N)San Diego St45W68-45
12/22Bethune-Cookman247W107-71
12/29S Dakota St185W99-71
1/3@Utah112W97-78
1/7Kansas St88W101-76
1/10@TCU49W86-73
1/14Arizona St83W89-82
1/17@UCF44W84-77
1/21Cincinnati59W77-51
1/24West Virginia58W88-53
1/26@BYU15W86-83
1/31@Arizona St8391%
2/7Oklahoma St6896%
2/9@Kansas1462%
2/14Texas Tech1783%
2/18BYU1581%
2/21@Houston752%
2/24@Baylor5285%
2/28Kansas1481%
3/2Iowa St672%
3/7@Colorado8191%