The Wildcats picked up both their losses in the Maui Invitational, where they fell to top-ranked Gonzaga and a Top 10 squad in Auburn. Neither of those defeats should hurt their NCAA Tournament hopes. However, Arizona’s ability to go to UCONN and knock off the Huskies in this squad’s true first road game of the season showed something about the true colors of this roster.
It’s hard to punish a team for remaining unblemished and the Sun Devils might have deserved the top spot for that alone, but this is power rankings after all and not standings for standings sake.