The first day begins with four games between teams seeded between fifth and 12th, while the top four seeds receive byes into the quarterfinals. Here’s a look at the bracket if the tournament started today.
The Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament starts one week from today at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The first day begins with four games between teams seeded between fifth and 12th, while the top four seeds receive byes into the quarterfinals.
Here’s a look at the bracket if the tournament started today.
Wednesday, March 7
Opening rounds
Game 1: No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Arizona State, 12 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Networks)
Game 2: No. 5 Utah vs. No. 12 California, 2:30 p.m. (P12N).
Game 3: No. 7 Washington vs. No. 10 Oregon State, 6 p.m. (P12N)
Game 4: No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 11 Washington State, 8:30 p.m. (P12N).
Thursday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Game 5: No. 1 Arizona vs. Game 1 winner, 12 p.m. (P12).
Game 6: No. 4 UCLA vs. Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m. (P12N).
Game 7: No. 2 USC vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m. (P12N).
Game 8: No. 3 Stanford vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30 p.m. (P12N).
Friday, March 9
Semifinals
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6 p.m. (P12N).
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8:30 p.m. (FS1).
Saturday, March 10
Championship
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m. (FS1).
The Huskies (19-10, 9-7 Pac-12) could still finish among the top four teams in the regular-season race and capture a first-round bye in the conference tournament, but they would need lots of help to leap past the four teams ahead of them in the standings.
Washington can’t catch Arizona (22-7, 12-4) or USC (21-9, 12-5), but Stanford (16-13, 10-6), UCLA (19-10, 10-7), Utah (18-10, 10-7) and Oregon (19-10, 9-7) are within reach.
However, each team currently holds a tie-breaker advantage against UW.
Stanford and Utah both swept the season series against Washington, while the Huskies lost to UCLA and Oregon.
To secure the No. 3 or No. 4 seed, Washington would have to beat Oregon State and Oregon at Alaska Airlines Arena this week and hope that Stanford, UCLA and Utah doesn’t win again. The Huskies would need at least two of the three teams to lose its remaining games to receive an automatic berth in the Pac-12 quarterfinals.
Stanford finishes the regular season at Arizona and ASU; UCLA visits USC while Utah hosts Colorado.
Pac-12 men |
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| Team | Pac-12 | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 12-4 | 22-7 |
| USC | 12-5 | 21-9 |
| Stanford | 10-6 | 16-13 |
| UCLA | 10-7 | 19-10 |
| Utah | 10-7 | 18-10 |
| Oregon | 9-7 | 19-10 |
| Washington | 9-7 | 19-10 |
| Colorado | 8-9 | 16-13 |
| Arizona State | 7-9 | 19-9 |
| Oregon State | 6-10 | 14-14 |
| Washington St. | 3-13 | 11-17 |
| California | 2-14 | 8-21 |