Arizona gains 6th seed for NCAA Tourney

Wildcats to face OVC winner Belmont


Arizona was selected as the sixth seed out of the West Region just moments ago on the CBS Network selection show and will face Belmont in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Gonzaga gets the top seed in the West bracket and Ohio State garners the second seed. New Mexico grabs the third seed and could face our Arizona Wildcats in the third round.

What a matchup that would be!

First things first. Arizona (25-7) needs to dispose of Belmont (26-6), winners of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, and New Mexico needs to get by Harvard. Belmont, a 70-62 winner over Stanford during the first week of the season, beat Murray State this past weekend in the OVC final.

Belmont goes in as the 11th seed, while Harvard (19-9) grabs the 14th seed. The New Mexico Lobos (29-5) won the Mountain West conference tourney with a 63-56 win over UNLV this weekend and are coached by Steve Alford.