St. Bonaventure had won 13 consecutive games before falling to Davidson in an Atlantic 10 Conference tournament semifinal Saturday. The Bonnies' best triumph this season came over then-No. 14 Rhode Island last month.
Opinion varied earlier in the day on where UCLA might end up. While ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi predicted the Bruins would get a No. 10 seeding in the East Regional, CBS Sports' Jerry Palm pegged UCLA for a No. 9 seeding in the West Regional.
The Bruins have experienced only one result in the NCAA tournament under Alford, reaching a regional semifinal in 2014, 2015 and 2017.