They finished the season 27 – 8 , 14 – 4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a first place . The championship marked the school 's 16th Pac-12 regular season championship title ( back to back , 29th overall ) . As the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament , Arizona defeated Colorado , UCLA ( avenged from 82 – 74 loss on February 4 in Tucson , AZ ) and USC to win the 2nd straight Pac-12 tournament championship title for the 7th time . As a result , the Wildcats received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive year ( 35th NCAA tournament appearances ) . As a No. 4 seed in the South region , in the First round , they lost to No. 13 seed Buffalo 68 – 89
Pac-12 Tournament
2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team