…For the Wildcats, it was merely standard fare. Granted, the broader trajectory of Arizona’s season was eerily familiar. Team November blasted its way through the opening weeks, recorded a slew…
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…coaching job, it’s near the top. Other winners and losers from the opening weekend … Winner: Pac-12. Just 48 hours before Selection Sunday, the conference looked destined for two measly NCAA…
…That was the case on Saturday when Arizona lost to the sixth-seeded Syracuse Orange in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats, coming off a 10-point win over…
…first half — but that was nothing new. Arizona is the only school in tournament history to lose twice as a No. 2 seed in the opening round to a…
…career. In 1992, Olson’s team was eliminated by East Tennessee State in the opening round as a No. 3 seed. (Remember “Mister” Jennings?) One year later, the Wildcats flopped as…
…since 1986. Stanford and UCLA are No. 2 seeds and will host the opening weekend. The Los Angeles schools are hosting sub-regionals in the same season for the first time…
…a slew of high-interest teams (Arizona, Gonzaga and Kansas), plus a great story (Long Beach State). SLC should claim one of the hottest tickets of the opening weekend. Loser: Iowa…
…the round of 64. Yet again, there is historical context to consider: The Sun Devils have survived the opening weekend of March Madness just once in those 45 tournaments, way…
…pushed for their champions to receive guaranteed byes in the opening round, regardless of in-season performance. (Thankfully, that preposterous notion encountered stiff resistance and vanished into the ether.) Despite all…
…off that are in that conference and you’re beating each other up.” Stanford, USC, UCLA and Oregon State are projected as hosts for the opening weekend of NCAA play with…
