Arizona Basketball: The case for an NCAA Tournament bid

By Jake Faigus | Jan 7, 2019

TUCSON, AZ - NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Sean Miller of the Arizona Wildcats reacts during the first half of the college basketball game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at McKale Center on November 29, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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The consistency of Team-Captain, Chase Jeter will be one of the reasons Arizona does get to the tournament. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images) /

Does Arizona get to the NCAA tournament?

I believe Arizona finishes with at most five losses in conference play, but it could also finish with as little as three. Winning 13-15 games in the conference should propel the Wildcats to an NCAA tournament birth, even without the auto-bid through the conference tournament championship.

Sean Miller has owned the Pac-12, so it is not out of the question for the Wildcats to win that many games in conference. Arizona can’t suffer any bad losses.

Also, keep in mind that the Pac-12 is full of landmines for Arizona to potentially step on and implode from. Faith in Miller and a wide-open conference will help this Arizona team make the tournament, as an 8-11 seed.

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Arizona fans can breathe a sigh of relief and then get ready for a deep tournament run next year. Bear Down!

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