Arizona soccer’s bubble bursts

Photo courtesy Arizona AthleticsArizona 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. 52. They still had some hope, though. Chris Henderson of independentwoso.com projected the team in the field…