The Arizona State Sun Devils (9-0) are making tremendous strides in the eyes of the national media, rising in the AP and coaches polls as well as ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi’s “Bracketology.”
Just a week ago the No. 16 Sun Devils were rated as a five seed in the Midwest, with a projected matchup against 12 seed Virginia Tech. Now, ASU is rated as a two seed in the West Region with a projected matchup against UC Santa Barbara.
Arizona State’s three-seed improvement likely stemmed from a dominant 10-point win on the road against then No. 2 Kansas, who had only lost 10 times at Allen Fieldhouse in the Bill Self Era.