Was it enough? As Arizona head coach Sean Miller cut down the nets in Las Vegas to celebrate the Wildcats' third tournament title in four years, the question was simple. Was another Pac-12 championship enough to move Arizona up a seed line?
There's no denying Arizona's potential.
Arizona started the year ranked in some polls as the best team in the nation. After a dreadful start which saw them lose three straight games, Arizona was ousted from the top 25 and have been trying to work its way back into the top ten ever since.
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For the most part, Arizona has been comfortable on the four and five line for the majority of the season in HERO Sports' bracketoogy Given its stretch run and sweeping Pac-12 championships, however, it could be enough to move the Wildcats up a line to number three.
The NCAA "selection criteria", according to the organization's website should be a welcome sight for Arizona.
An extensive season-long evaluation of teams through watching games, conference monitoring calls and regional advisory committee rankings;
Complete box scores and results;
Head-to-head results and results versus common opponents;
Imbalanced conference schedules and results;
Overall and non-conference strength of schedule;
The quality of wins and losses;
Road record;
Player and coach availability;
and Various computer metrics.
Arizona is one of the most talented and deepest teams in the country. The Wildcats have four quadrant one wins on their team sheet. Their worst loss was to SMU back in November. They are 23-4 since their fateful trip to the Bahamas. Their non-conference schedule ranks stronger than Cincinnati , Michigan and Michigan State–all projected to be seeded higher. They also have Deandre Ayton.
We all know the NCAA Selection Committee can make some curious choices. It's happened every year.
When the group previewed its top 16, Arizona was a four seed. They are a better, stronger team than a month ago. Arizona has two championships since a month ago. It would not be widely criticized should the Wildcats jump a line.
It just comes down to one simple question.
