Arizona and UCLA are in, but could either be a No. 1 seed? How many other teams will sneak into the at-large field?
The Pac-12’s late-season salvage operation appears to have worked as college basketball prepares for the most-anticipated day of the year.
During stretches of a decidedly subpar season, the conference looked like it might send just two teams to the NCAA Tournament. But solid finishes by USC and Arizona State have improved the outlook for Selection Sunday, with at least one of those teams — and perhaps both — sneaking into the 68-team field.Before we dive into the at-large locks and contenders, three reminders about the NCAA selection committee’s process:— The committee uses both subjective and objective criteria, with the latter focused on NET ranking, quality wins, bad losses, non-conference strength-of-schedule and performance away from home.
— Teams are evaluated against each other in clusters of four, six and eight in the resume scrubbing process. Those not voted into the at-large field are held over for consideration against another group of candidates, and so on, until the slots are filled.
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