For the first time since the 1975 season, the Arizona State Sun Devils have opened with a perfect 8-0 record, being ranked 16th in the nation while standing alone at the top of the Pac-12 standings.
Right where we expected them to be.
After stringing together victories against one of the nation’s premiere defenses in Kansas State and a reigning Elite Eight squad in Xavier, the Sun Devils have shown that they deserve to be in the running for the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.
The question is, do they belong at the top?