ASU Basketball: After Oregon loss, are the Sun Devils still in the NCAA Tournament field?
By Trevor Booth
Conclusion – What Will Happen Next?
Since St. John’s, Temple, TCU, Ohio State and NC State will likely be compared to ASU, here’s a look at their resumes, side by side.
Arizona State Sun Devils (22-10, 13-7 Pac-12)
Quadrant 1: 3-3
Quadrant 2: 8-3
Quadrant 3: 5-2
Quadrant 4: 6-2
NET: No. 63
KPI: No. 34
SOR: No. 55
BPI: No. 60
KenPom: No. 61
Sagarin: No. 52
Temple Owls (23-9, 13-6 AAC)
Quadrant 1: 2-6
Quadrant 2: 6-2
Quadrant 3: 7-1
Quadrant 4: 8-0
NET: No. 56
KPI: No. 43
SOR: No. 45
BPI: No. 72
KenPom: No. 76
Sagarin: No. 68
TCU Horned Frogs (20-13, 8-12 Big 12)
Quadrant 1: 3-9
Quadrant 2: 6-4
Quadrant 3: 7-0
Quadrant 4: 4-0
NET: No. 52
KPI: No. 39
SOR: No. 44
BPI: No. 50
KenPom: No. 48
Sagarin: No. 39
Ohio State Buckeyes (19-14, 9-13 Big 10)
Quadrant 1: 4-10
Quadrant 2: 5-3
Quadrant 3: 5-1
Quadrant 4: 5-0
NET: No. 55
KPI: No. 50
SOR: No. 37
BPI: No. 40
KenPom: No. 44
Sagarin: No. 41
NC State Wolfpack (22-11, 10-10 ACC)
Quadrant 1: 3-9
Quadrant 2: 5-0
Quadrant 3: 4-2
Quadrant 4: 10-0
NET: No. 33
KPI: No. 66
SOR: No. 31
BPI: No. 26
KenPom: No. 32
Sagarin: No. 26
Of all the teams, ASU has the best combined record in Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 (11-6). In the same breath, the Sun Devils are 11-4 against Quadrant 3 and 4 opponents, the worst mark of any team above.
Based on BracketMatrix, previous committee preferences and national sources, the Sun Devils – it looks like – should be in as a No. 10 or No. 11 seed.
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ASU has already achieved back-to-back 20-win seasons, a sweep of Arizona and a winning Pac-12 record for the first time in coach Hurley’s tenure. Will consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances be next?
All quotes in this article were obtained firsthand by Devils in Detail unless otherwise noted.