If the Arizona Wildcats somehow manage to sneak into the NCAA tournament, it will mean playing all their games away from home. That has been a tough task for them this season, having dropped 14 of 18 road tilts prior to this weekend’s trip to Penn State.
But Saturday’s 9-5 win over the Nittany Lions gave the Wildcats (29-24) their first road sweep of the season and continued their improbable push toward the postseason.
Now riding a seven-game win streak, Arizona has risen to 44th in the RPI rankings. It began the week at 67.