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Arizona Basketball earns No. 2 seed in the South Region

By Eric Townsend

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 11: Courtney Ramey #0 of the Arizona Wildcats reacts after hitting a 3-pointer against the UCLA Bruins to put the Wildcats up for good late in the second half of the championship game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 11, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wildcats defeated the Bruins 61-59. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 11: Courtney Ramey #0 of the Arizona Wildcats reacts after hitting a 3-pointer against the UCLA Bruins to put the Wildcats up for good late in the second half of the championship game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 11, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wildcats defeated the Bruins 61-59. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Fresh off of a Pac-12 Tournament Championship win over No. 2 UCLA, No. 8 Arizona Basketball (28-6, 14-5) has earned a 2-seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament.

Closing out the Pac-12 Conference Tournament with a championship win over rival No. 2 UCLA, No. 8 Arizona Basketball now turns its focus to the annual NCAA Tournament.

At 28-6 (14-6), the Wildcats were guaranteed a spot in the annual March Madness; however, the question was where Arizona would land.

Well, as we anxiously awaited to learn the Wildcats’ fate, the results are finally in!

And making news on Sunday afternoon, Arizona has officially earned a two-seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row!

Facing potential matchups with No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Baylor, No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 San Diego State, No. 6 Creighton, and No. 7 Missouri among others, this should be an exciting March Madness!

Opening tournament play against 15-seeded Princeton, No. 8 Arizona Basketball will have to be ready to compete!

Here is the South Region of the 2023 NCAA Tournament!

Birmingham, Ala.

No. 1 Alabama (29-5)

No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi OR Southeast Missouri State

No. 8 Maryland (21-12)

No. 9 West Virginia (19-14)

Orlando, Fla. 

No. 5 San Diego State (27-6)

No. 12 College of Charleston (31-3)

No. 4 Virginia (25-7)

No. 13 Furman (27-7)

Denver, Colo.

No. 6 Creighton (21-12)

No. 11 North Carolina State (23-10)

No. 3 Baylor (22-10)

No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (27-7)

Sacramento, Calif.

No. 7 Missouri (24-9)

No. 10 Utah State (26-8)

No. 2 Arizona (28-6)

No. 15 Princeton (21-8)

Where does Arizona Basketball go from here?

With Arizona Basketball earning the No. 2 seed in the South, the Wildcats open tournament play against a solid Princeton team. Game Details have not yet been announced!

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