Arizona Wildcats Secure Top Seed in NCAA Tournament

0:00On March 4, Arizona Wildcats are locked in as a number one seed for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. With a 28-and-2 record, they're unanimous on all 132 projected brackets from bracket matrix. They'll likely play opening weekend games in San Diego with the West Regional in San Jose, setting up a potential all-California path to the final. Four in Indianapolis. Duke and Michigan join Arizona as the clear top trio. Far ahead in performance in title odds. Fand will list the Wildcats at plus 480 to win their second national championship since 1997, behind only Duke and Michigan at plus 340. Even a regular season loss at Colorado or an early big 12 tournament exit won't bump them from the top seed. They started the season at plus 3,000 odds, but plunged after beating defending champ Florida early on. First round foes on March 20 in San Diego. Figure to be a number 16 seed from low major leagues like the America East or Swach. Arizona already beat Bethune Cookman,

1:04so repeat matchups there are off the table. Second round brings in 8-9 winner, possibly Clemson or Georgia. Deeper in San Jose, a spec number fours like Alabama or Gonzaga, and twos including Florida or Houston, though conference rules avoid early rematches. The Wildcats eye of fourth sweet 16 in five years under Tommy Lloyd.