Arizona soccer entered its regular-season finale against Arizona State on a five-game unbeaten streak. The Wildcats had not lost since a 1-0 defeat at the hands of No. 1 UCLA on Oct. 9, going on a 4-0-1 streak over that period. It wasn’t enough to convince the selection committee, as what seemed like a decent argument for inclusion was ended when the NCAA Tournament bracket was released on Monday afternoon.
The Wildcats’ status became very tenuous when ASU ended a seven-year losing streak to UA on Nov. 4. The Wildcats dropped 11 spots in the RPI to No.