For the sixth consecutive season, Arizona State (20-10) is seeded in the NCAA tournament. Though the accomplishment cannot go unnoticed, and it was without doubt the Devils would be dancing in March, the excitement of learning their opponent was deflated hours before scheduled.
ESPNU graphics during a college basketball show accidentally displayed the complete field of 64 despite the topic being the men’s tournament. The bracket was to be announced at 7 p.m. EDT/ 4 p.m. MST.
After the leak, the announcement show was moved up two hours and ASU’s previously scheduled ‘watch party’ was cancelled.
“We were starting practice,” coach Charli Turner Thorne said.