Arizona is the new top projected overall seed in the updated ESPN Bracketology posted on Tuesday. Michigan, the previous top overall seed, lost to Wisconsin on Saturday. Arizona improved to 16-0 after a win at TCU on Saturday.
Lunardi wrote extensively about Arizona in the updated ESPN Bracketology on Tuesday. Lunardi pointed out that Arizona has averaged 28 wins in four seasons under Tommy Lloyd, never been worse than a four seed and only once failed to reach the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal.
Losses as a one seed to fifth-seeded Houston and as a two seed in 2024 to sixth-seeded Clemson in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals had Lunardi ask about "Why does it feel like they have yet to get over the hump?