What tournament seed are the Wildcats eyeing with week left in regular season?

A week remains in the regular season Big 12 schedule, and for a conference that boasts one elite club and a deep group of NCAA Tournament hopefuls, there’s only a smidge to shake out.

Barring a surprise run in the conference tournament, it’s expected the Big 12 will land half of its 16-team conference in the Big Dance.

The Arizona Wildcats, who are 2-4 in the last stretch and most recently lost at No. 9 Iowa State, remain tied with Texas Tech for second (13-5 Big 12) in the conference, behind the 17-1 Houston Cougars.

Arizona (19-10) has a Tuesday hosting of the Arizona State Sun Devils (9 p.m., ESPN) and a Saturday visit to the Kansas Jayhawks (2:30 p.m., ESPN) left this regular season.

Here’s a look at the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament resume heading into this week by several different measures.

Bracketology: What NCAA Tournament seed are the Arizona Wildcats projected to earn?

BracketMatrix.com, which creates a composite of bracket predictions from across the internet, puts Arizona in the third-rated No. 4 seed.

The range of seedings list the Wildcats as high as a No. 3 seed and as low as a No. 6 seed.

Where do the big bracket brains list the Wildcats?

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has Arizona listed as a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region, where they would face a No. 13 seed Akron for a first-round game in Seattle.

CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm is down on the Wildcats compared to most, listing them as a No. 6 seed and facing a No. 11 First Four winner.

Arizona in the NET rankings

The Wildcats sit at No. 10, with an iffy 7-8 record in Quad 1 games, a 4-2 mark in Quad 2 games and a spotless 8-0 combined for Quads 3-4.

Visiting No. 20 NET-ranked Kansas falls into the Quad 1 bucket, and hosting ASU at McKale Center counts as a Quad 2 game because the Sun Devils are 65th in NET despite a 13-16 overall record.

Point is, this week carries a bit of weight ahead of the conference tournament, as do most Big 12 games.

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