After six consecutive wins to begin the 2025-26 season, including three over ranked teams, Arizona is projected as a number one seed by Joe Lunardi of ESPN in his Men's Bracketology for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Lunardi projects Arizona as the number one seed in the West Region.
Lunardi projects Arizona to play 16th Wright State in the first round in San Diego. Arizona advanced out of the San Diego subregional in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The winner of Arizona and San Diego State would play whoever emerges victorious between eighth seed Wisconsin and ninth-seeded Utah State.