They finished the season 32 – 5 , 16 – 2 in Pac-12 play to finish in a first place tie with Oregon . The championship marked the school 's 15th Pac-12 regular season championship title . As the No. 2 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament , Arizona defeated Colorado , UCLA and Oregon ( avenged from 85 – 58 loss on February 4 in Eugene , OR ) to win the sixth Pac-12 tournament championship title since 2002 . As a result , the Wildcats received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive year ( 32nd NCAA tournament appearances ) . As a No. 2 seed in the West region , they defeated North Dakota 100 – 82 and Saint Mary 's 69 – 60 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . However , in the Sweet Sixteen , they lost to No. 11 seed Xavier 71 – 73
Pac-12 Tournament
2017 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team