Despite ranking No. 8 in NET and No. 11 in KenPom, the Arizona Wildcats are not among the NCAA selection committee’s top 16 overall seeds, which were revealed Saturday morning for the first time this season.
Arizona isn’t among the top 19 either, according to committee chair Kevin White:
Committee chair Kevin White says Iowa, Kentucky and LSU were the three teams that garnered the most discussion outside the top 16.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 8, 2020
The top 16 seeds are as follows:
1-seeds
- Baylor (South)
- Kansas (Midwest)
- Gonzaga (West)
- San Diego State (East)
2-seeds
- Duke (East)
- Dayton (Midwest)
- Louisville (South)
- West Virginia (West)
3-seeds
- Maryland (East)
- Florida State (Midwest)
- Seton Hall (South)
- Villanova (West)
4-seeds
- Auburn (South)
- Oregon (West)
- Butler (East)
- Michigan State (Midwest)
While Arizona impresses in NET and KenPom, the biggest blemish on its resume is its record against top-tier competition.