Pac-12 basketball has not been as highly regarded as some of the other Power 6 leagues this year. Nonetheless, there is still plenty of superb talent in the Conference of Champions. Can Oregon punctuate their regular-season title with a win in the Pac-12 Tournament? Or will any of the potential NCAA Tournament bid thieves in this conference get the job done? Read on for the Pac-12 Tournament bracket and schedule, as well as a preview of what we can expect to see.
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Pac-12 Conference Standings
| Team | Conference Record | Overall Record | Tournament Outlook |
| Oregon | 14-4 | 19-5 | 1 seed |
| USC | 15-5 | 21-6 | 2 seed |
| Colorado | 14-6 | 20-7 | 3 seed |
| UCLA | 13-6 | 17-8 | 4 seed |
| Oregon State | 10-10 | 14-12 | 5 seed |
| Stanford | 10-10 | 14-12 | 6 seed |
| Utah | 8-11 | 11-12 | 7 seed |
| Arizona State | 7-10 | 10-13 | 8 seed |
| Washington State | 7-12 | 14-12 | 9 seed |
| Washington | 4-16 | 5-20 | 10 seed |
| California | 3-17 | 8-19 | 11 seed |
| Arizona | 11-9 | 17-9 | N/A |
Pac-12 Tournament Schedule
Dates: March 10-13
TV: ESPN, Pac-12 Networks
Site: T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas, NV
Byes: Top 5 get single bye
Most Recent Champion: Oregon
Pac-12 Tournament Bracket
First Round
- (11) California 76, (6) Stanford 58
- (7) Utah 98, (10) Washington 95
- (8) Arizona State 64, (9) Washington State 59
Quarterfinals
- (1) Oregon 91, (8) Arizona State 73
- (2) USC 91, (7) Utah 85 (2OT)
- (3) Colorado 61, (11) California 58
- (5) Oregon State 83, (4) UCLA 79 (OT)
Semifinals
- (5) Oregon State 75, (1) Oregon 64
- (3) Colorado 72, (2) USC 70
Championship
- (5) Oregon State 70, (3) Colorado 68
Oregon State advances to NCAA Tournament
Pac-12 Conference Breakdown
The Pac-12 basketball tournament has been dominated by Oregon and Arizona in recent years. All told, the two schools have combined to win each of the last five and six of the last seven tournaments. Oregon will look to defend their Pac-12 Tournament title from 2019 as the top seed in this year’s tournament. Meanwhile, Arizona will not participate in this year’s tournament following a self-imposed postseason ban. The only other school to win the Pac-12 Tournament in the last seven editions was UCLA back in 2014.
Seven Pac-12 basketball teams enter the tournament in the top 100 of the College Basketball Net Rankings. 3-seed Colorado is ranked the highest of the bunch at 13. USC (15), Oregon (32), UCLA (41) and Arizona (46) comprise the remainder of the Pac-12 teams ranked in the top 50. The best scoring offense of teams participating in the Pac-12 Tournament belongs to 8-seed Arizona State. The Sun Devils were second to only Arizona in the conference averaging 74.8 points per game. If ASU can shore up things on the defensive end, they have the talent and making of a dark horse contender to win.
Speaking to Arizona State and their potential in the Pac-12 Tournament, the Sun Devils were the conference’s greatest underachiever relative to preseason poll projections. Their status as an 8-seed is a far cry from the second-place finish they were projected. The preseason Pac-12 basketball projections only picked one of the top three finishers correctly. 2-seed USC and 3-seed Colorado both overachieved this year after being picked to finish sixth and seventh. Oregon State was the greatest mover, earning the 5-seed in the Pac-12 Tournament after being picked to finish dead last.
