Last year’s Pac-12 basketball tournament got turned on its head thanks to Oregon State. The Beavers went on an unforgettable run as the 5-seed to win the Pac-12 Tournament for the first time in school history. As for their chances of repeating this season, let’s just say they aren’t great. Oregon State won all of three games during the regular season and brought up the rear in the Pac-12 basketball standings. While the Beavs languished at one end of the spectrum, the other end boasts national title contenders in Arizona, UCLA and USC. Add in pesky Colorado and Washington State squads and it should be a fun tournament over the next several days. The following contains 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 Basketball Standings
| Team | Conf. Record | Overall Record | Seed |
| Arizona | 18-2 | 28-3 | 1 seed |
| UCLA | 15-5 | 23-6 | 2 seed |
| USC | 14-6 | 25-6 | 3 seed |
| Colorado | 12-8 | 20-10 | 4 seed |
| Oregon | 11-9 | 18-13 | 5 seed |
| Washington | 11-9 | 16-14 | 6 seed |
| Washington State | 11-9 | 18-13 | 7 seed |
| Arizona State | 10-10 | 14-17 | 8 seed |
| Stanford | 8-12 | 16-15 | 9 seed |
| California | 5-15 | 12-19 | 10 seed |
| Utah | 4-16 | 11-19 | 11 seed |
| Oregon State | 1-19 | 3-27 | 12 seed |
Pac-12 Tournament Schedule
Dates: March 9-12
TV Schedule: Pac-12 Network (First Round, First three Quarterfinals, First Semifinal); FS1 (Fourth Quarterfinal, Second Semifinal); FOX (Championship Game)
Venue: T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas, NV
Byes: Top 4 receive single bye
Defending Champion: Oregon State
Pac-12 Tournament Bracket
First Round
- (5) Oregon 86, (12) Oregon State 72
- (6) Washington 82, (11) Utah 70
- (7) Washington State 66, (10) California 59
- (9) Stanford 71, (8) Arizona State 70
Quarterfinals
- (1) Arizona 84, (9) Stanford 80
- (2) UCLA 75, (7) Washington State 65
- (3) USC 65, (6) Washington 61
- (4) Colorado 80, (5) Oregon 69
Semifinals
- (1) Arizona 82, (4) Colorado 72
- (2) UCLA 69, (3) USC 59
Championship
- (1) Arizona 84, (2) UCLA 76
Arizona advances to NCAA Tournament
Pac-12 Conference Breakdown
The 2022 Pac-12 basketball season saw Arizona reassert itself not just within the conference but as a national powerhouse. After overcoming NCAA sanctions levied against them and dismissing coach Sean Miller, the Wildcats went on a rampage this season. New head man Tommy Lloyd certainly inherited plenty of talent upon taking over. Arizona lost only three games all season and was clearly the class of the Conference of Champions. The only two Pac-12 basketball teams to knock off the Wildcats during the regular season were 2-seed UCLA and 4-seed Colorado.
When it comes to the numbers, Arizona also led the conference in both the College Basketball NET and KenPom efficiency ratings. The Wildcats finished No. 2 in both rankings, only furthering the narrative that they are a national championship contender. UCLA and USC also each achieved top-50 NET rankings. Despite only being the 7-seed in the Pac-12 Tournament bracket, Washington State fell just outside the top-50 in the NET. Colorado and Arizona State round out the six teams who finished top-100.
On the heels of a Final Four run last year, it was no surprise that media members picked UCLA to win the Pac-12 in the preseason basketball poll. If not for Arizona being much better than advertised, the Bruins likely would have done so. The Wildcats were only picked to finish fourth, thus overachieving by three spots. The other two first-place votes that did not go to UCLA both went to Oregon. The Ducks enter the Pac-12 Tournament seeded fifth and will also be without their leading scorer for the duration of their time in Las Vegas. The greatest underachiever in Pac-12 basketball this season was by far Oregon State. The Beavers were actually tied for fourth with Arizona in the preseason poll. Go figure!
Team Stats | 2022 Pac-12 Basketball Tournament
(1) Arizona Wildcats
Net Ranking: 2 (No. 1 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 2 (No. 1 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 119.0 (No. 8)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 91.5 (No. 14)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +5.74 (No. 74)
(2) UCLA Bruins
Net Ranking: 11 (No. 2 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 8 (No. 2 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 116.0 (No. 15)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 91.2 (No. 11)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +7.54 (No. 46)
(3) USC Trojans
Net Ranking: 34 (No. 3 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 40 (No. 3 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 111.8 (No. 36)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 97.0 (No. 58)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +4.82 (No. 85)
(4) Colorado Buffaloes
Net Ranking: 75 (No. 6 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 77 (No. 5 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 107.3 (No. 102)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 96.6 (No. 49)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +4.57 (No. 87)
(5) Oregon Ducks
Net Ranking: 73 (No. 5 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 80 (No. 6 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 110.6 (No. 58)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 100.1 (No. 111)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +7.54 (No. 47)
(6) Washington Huskies
Net Ranking: 118 (No. 9 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 117 (No. 9 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 104.3 (No. 160)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 99.7 (No. 103)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +6.28 (No. 65)
(7) Washington State Cougars
Net Ranking: 58 (No. 4 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 55 (No. 4 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 109.0 (No. 81)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 95.7 (No. 41)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +4.08 (No. 94)
(8) Arizona State Sun Devils
Net Ranking: 96 (No. 7 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 97 (No. 7 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 101.7 (No. 213)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 93.5 (No. 21)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +10.41 (No. 13)
(9) Stanford Cardinal
Net Ranking: 108 (No. 8 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 109 (No. 8 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 104.6 (No. 154)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 98.9 (No. 84)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +8.77 (No. 32)
(10) California Golden Bears
Net Ranking: 143 (No. 11 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 136 (No. 11 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 101.6 (No. 215)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 98.9 (No. 85)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +6.57 (No. 59)
(11) Utah Utes
Net Ranking: 125 (No. 10 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 118 (No. 10 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 107.8 (No. 95)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 103.3 (No. 168)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +6.54 (No. 60)
(12) Oregon State Beavers
Net Ranking: 252 (No. 12 in Pac-12)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 233 (No. 12 in Pac-12)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 106.1 (No. 128)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 111.2 (No. 317)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +8.56 (No. 34)
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