AZ Desert Swarm

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Though Arizona will begin its push for a deep NCAA Tournament run in Seattle, those games are part of the tourney’s East Region. For the past 20 or so years the sites for the first weekend have not been directly linked to a region, and this time around Seattle’s games feed into the East and West regions. The Wildcats have never been in … [Read more...] about NCAA Tournament: Previewing the East Region, Arizona’s chances to reach Final Four

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Akron Zips earned their way into the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons by steamrolling through the Mid-American Conference, going 17-1 in league play and then rallying from down 18 points in the conference tournament final. With an adjusted tempo of 71.4 possessions per 40 minutes, … [Read more...] about NCAA Tournament: Akron expert previews the Arizona men’s basketball game, makes a score prediction

Arizona Athletics On its way to starting 12-0 at home, Arizona had mostly faced opponents not known for their offense. The exception was last week’s 3-2 win over ASU, which then went on to score 40 runs in three games at TCU. The last opponent on the Wildcats’ season-long 9-game homestand, Kansas, was a very different story. The Jayhawks came to town averaging more … [Read more...] about Arizona baseball shuts out Kansas to complete perfect homestand

William Purnell-Imagn Images For decades, Arizona men’s basketball has dealt with criticism that the program is untested for March Madness by virtue of the Wildcats’ conference alignment and geographic placement. Media members and opposing fan bases are quick to say west coast teams don’t have what it takes to go deep in the NCAA Tournament. They point out that no team … [Read more...] about NCAA Tournament: Tommy Lloyd believes Big 12 play has Arizona ‘battled tested’ for March

Arizona P/INF Miranda Stoddard catches the ball for an out at first base during Arizona’s final game against Utah on Mar. 16, 2025 at Hillenbrand Stadium. | Photo by Catherine Regan / Arizona Athletics Stoddard has Arizona’s fourth weekly honor since joining the Big 12 this season Arizona pitcher/infielder Miranda Stoddard is having a fine year in her final season of … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Miranda Stoddard earns 2nd Big 12 softball Player of the Week honor