In 1915 4 colleges– California, Oregon, Washington, and Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State)– signed up with forces to develop the Pacific Coast Conference. That conference grew with time to be referred to as the Pac-10 and ultimately, the Pac-12.
That run, a minimum of on the wood, ends over the next couple of days as the last Pac-12 males's basketball competition gets underway at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The groups are headed in really various instructions next season. 4 schools (Washington, Oregon, USC and UCLA) are headed to the Big Ten. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah are off to the Big 12. California and Stanford are headed to the ACC– yes that still represents Atlantic Coast Conference– while Washington State and Oregon State will bet a minimum of the next 2 years in the West Coast Conference.
Before that all occurs, nevertheless, there is a competition to be played. Arizona enters into the history books as the last No. 1 seed in Pac-12 males's competition play, as the Wildcats completed the year with a 24-7 general record, and a 15-5 record in the conference. Ranked No 6 in the AP Top 25, the Wildcats are most likely currently in the field. Too are the Cougars, as Washington State completed the year 23-8 (14-6 in the Pac-12) and are ranked 22nd in the newest AP survey.
According to Blogging the Bracket 2 other groups– Colorado and Utah– get in the last Pac-12 competition sitting directly on the bubble. Colorado completed with a 22-9 record, and sitting 27th in Ken Pomeroy's rankings– in addition to 27 in the NET rankings– the Buffaloes are most likely in the field. When it comes to the Utes, they rank 51st at KenPom and 52nd in the NET rankings, so a win in the preliminary over Arizona State most likely goes a long method.
There are a couple of groups that are most likely on the outdoors searching in when it pertains to the NCAA competition, however a couple of wins in Las Vegas might press them into the field. Oregon (20-11 general, 69th in KenPom), and Washington (17-14 general, 60 in KenPom) are the 2 groups to enjoy in this classification.
All of it gets underway Wednesday from Las Vegas, and SB Nation will have you covered every action of the method.
2024 guys's Pac-12 competition bracket
Here is the 2024 Pac-12 males's competition bracket. You can likewise see the bracket on the competition site.
2024 guys's Pac-12 competition schedule March 13 First Round
Video game 1: No. 9 USC 80, No. 8 Washington 74
Video game 2: No. 5 UCLA 67, No. 12 Oregon State 57
Video game 3: No. 10 Stanford 87, No. 7 California 76
Video game 4: No. 6 Utah 90, No. 11 Arizona State 57
March 14 Quarterfinals
Video game 5: No. 1 Arizona 70,
