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ASU Basketball: After Oregon loss, are the Sun Devils still in the NCAA Tournament field?

By Trevor Booth

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 15: Victor Bailey Jr. #10 of the Oregon Ducks and Luguentz Dort #0 of the Arizona State Sun Devils go after a loose ball during a semifinal game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 15, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks defeated the Sun Devils 79-75 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 15: Victor Bailey Jr. #10 of the Oregon Ducks and Luguentz Dort #0 of the Arizona State Sun Devils go after a loose ball during a semifinal game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 15, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks defeated the Sun Devils 79-75 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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ESPN and CBS

The NCAA’s committee won’t broadcast insight, but national sources like ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and CBS’ Jerry Palm will.

As of Sunday afternoon, both men list the Sun Devils in the field of 68.  Lunardi’s bracket has ASU among the ‘Last Four In,’ ahead of Temple, St. John’s & TCU, playing the Horned Frogs in Dayton.

Palm is in the same boat. ASU is his last team among the ‘Last Four In,’ facing St. John’s in Dayton for a chance to play No. 6 Iowa State in the Midwest region.

This means that ASU is on the bubble this afternoon. ESPN’s John Gasaway addressed that Friday night.

"“The Sun Devils, who were being projected as a No. 10 seed, fell to Oregon in overtime in the Pac-12 semifinals, leaving Bobby Hurley’s team 22-10. ASU has played six Quad 1 games all season and won three of them. In theory, a team claiming a victory on a neutral floor over Mississippi State as its best win and with a NET ranking lower than that of any at-large candidate save only St. John’s might feel a bit uneasy right now. In practice, Arizona State isn’t competing with what should be a good profile. This group is instead competing with other bubble teams, and on that basis (and absent any more bid thieves) ASU might well earn an at-large bid. (Updated: March 15)”"

Palm believes other bubble teams have better resumes than ASU.

"“The teams I have in danger of losing their spots in the bracket, in order, are UNC Greensboro, Arizona State, St. John’s and TCU. I have been referring to those last two as locks. I guess if the upsets come in droves, they may not be locks after all.”"

Again, a matter of preference.

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