Print and Go Back ESPN.com: College Basketball Rumors [Print without images]

Monday, February 25, 2013
 Are ASU's NCAA tourney hopes over?
By Joe Kaiser

 Following an inexcusable loss at home to Washington on Saturday night, Arizona State may have seen its dreams of a NCAA tournament berth this season fade away.

The Sun Devils (20-8) could stop the Huskies on the perimeter or on the glass and now find themselves squarely on the tournament bubble. Here's more from our own Eamonn Brennan on where things stand now for Herb Sendek's club.

Eamonn Brennan
ASU couldn't afford a loss like that
"Fascinating bubble case here. At this time last week we were praising the Sun Devils for completing an unlikely sweep of Colorado. Now this Saturday we're trying to figure out how they managed to get swept by a decidedly mediocre Washington team, including tonight's loss at home. With only one decent win to speak of in the nonconference (vs. Arkansas) and nothing that even remotely qualifies as a decent road win outside of Boulder, ASU is in perilous spot now with all three of its remaining regular-season games on the road (at UCLA, at USC, at Arizona). Time to worry in Tempe."