All eyes are on Arizona guard Kobi Simmons (2) as he grabs a one-handed alley-oop from guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (0) against Oregon State in the second half of their Pac-12 game at Gill Coliseum, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, Corvallis, Ore. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Arizona's blowout loss to Oregon on Saturday dropped the Wildcats four spots to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 poll after a week when six of the previous Top 10 teams lost.

Oregon took over UA's previous No. 5 spot while UCLA was voted 10, giving the Pac-12 three Top 10 teams again. (FWIW, I had Arizona No. 8, Oregon No. 7 and UCLA No. 11).


The loss also means the Wildcats may be now on the border between a No. 2 and No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament as of now.

CBS Bracketology has the Wildcats as a No. 3 in the Midwest, while Joe Lunardi has them a No. 2 in the East (but starting in Salt Lake City the first weekend) in ESPN's Bracketology.

The NCAA selection committee will briefly open the curtain to let everyone know for real what the No. 4 seeds are in each region on Saturday.


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