The Sun Devils were one of the final teams in the field and gave the Pac-12 four bids, which was the best it could have hoped for.
The Pac-12 broke precedent on Selection Sunday, sending four teams into the NCAA Tournament when recent history indicated a maximum of three would be invited.The framework for NCAA bids is established in November and December, during the non-conference matchups that create ceilings and floors in the all-important NET rankings. And the Pac-12 was atrocious in the early months of the season.
On four previous occasions in the 12-school era, including last season, the Pac-12 won less than 70 percent of its non-conference games. Each time, it advanced no more than three teams to the NCAAs. But despite the ghastly showing in the games that matter most, the Pac-12 managed to grab a fourth NCAA bid — barely.
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