PAC 12 Conference Game Results & More (2021-22)

Game Results (Dec 1)

USC 93 Utah 73 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401370903

UCLA 73 Colorado 61 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401370902

Washington State 51 Arizona State 29 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401370904


Game Highlights (Dec 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSBnOj2_LR0
USC vs Utah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbWohlmWqvE
UCLA vs Colorado

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7nYGT3y8zc
Washington State vs Arizona State

Game Results (Dec 4)

USC 63 Washington State 61 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401370907


Game Highlights (Dec 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qJzU809j6g
Washington State vs USC

PAC 12 Power Polls

SI https://www.si.com/college/washington/basketball/huskies-remain-unplugged-in-pac-12-basketball-power-rankings



1. UCLA (7-1/2-0)

Comment: The lower-than-expected NET ranking reflects a schedule that, thus far, features two marquee opponents (Villanova and Gonzaga) and an array of creampuffs.


2. USC (9-0/2-0)

Comment: The Trojans could very well produce a perfect non-conference season, but the final stretch is challenging: After LBSU, they face UC Irvine (5-1), Georgia Tech (5-3) and Oklahoma State (6-3).


3. Arizona (7-0/1-0)

Comment: For now, the first season under Tommy Lloyd looks like the middle of the Sean Miller era, when the talent and wins flowed freely and expectations followed.


4. Washington State (6-2/1-1)

Comment: From the standpoint of maximizing NCAA bids, the conference needed WSU to beat the Trojans. It would have counted as a Quadrant I victory for the Cougars, who don’t have many of those opportunities left.


5. Colorado (6-3/1-1)

Comment: Beware the EWU Eagles, who won at Washington State 10 days ago. Actually, the Buffaloes need to beware of everybody given their current state of play.


6. Utah (6-2/1-1)

Comment: We expected UNLV transfer David Jenkins to make an immediate and consistent impact. So far, he has done exactly that.


7. Oregon (5-4/0-1)

Comment: A few more scoops of dirt, and the hole will be too deep to climb out of. As it stands now, the Ducks must climb 70 spots in the NET to have a shot at the at-large pool.


8. Arizona State (3-6/1-1)

Comment: If so inclined, one could describe the opening month of ASU’s basketball season as a false start. That said, the victory in Eugene was a pleasant surprise for Bobby Hurley’s beleaguered group.


9. Stanford (4-3/0-1)

Comment: On a lengthy break for exams, so we’ll expect a sloppy first half Sunday in a game the Cardinal desperately needs to win to have any hope for anything.


10. Cal (4-5/1-1)

Comment: Make no mistake: The Bears are a below-average team. And yet, they’re substantially better than we expected.


11. Washington (4-4/0-1)

Comment: First, let’s hope none of UW’s COVID cases required hospitalization. Second, the 10-day isolation period would suggest that even if the Huskies can field a team this weekend, the majority of the roster would have had limited — or zero — practice time ahead of tipoff.

12. Oregon State (1-8/0-2)

Comment: Now we’re starting to wonder if March 2021 was real, or if the Hotline was in some psychedelic haze, like that ‘Mad Men’ episode when Roger tries LSD.

Game Results (Dec 12)

Stanford 72 Oregon 69 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401370932


Game Highlights (Dec 12)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znwmyeSMQtg
Oregon vs Stanford

SI https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/basketball-power-rankings-121421

Pac 12 https://pac-12.com/article/2021/12/14/pac-12-mens-basketball-weekly-release-dec-14-2021



PAC 12 POWER POLL


1. UCLA (8-1/2-0)

Comment: For honorary captains Saturday when the Bruins face North Carolina, we’d like to see David Greenwood and Mike O’Koren. If that pairing cannot be arranged, we’d settle for Kareem and Jordan.


2. Arizona (9-0/1-0)

Comment: The Illinois duel marked just the second time the Wildcats have been pushed to the wire. They could use another tight finish at Tennessee (Dec. 22) to get sharp for conference play.


3. USC (10-0/2-0)

Comment: We’re not entirely convinced the Trojans are as good as their record and analytics. Our hesitation: The soft non-conference schedule, which ranks 290th nationally (out of 358 teams) in the Pomeroy efficiency ratings.


4. Colorado (8-3/1-1)

Comment: Five of CU’s 11 games have been decided by two possessions or less. If that continues through conference play, free throw shooting will be decisive. Currently, all rotation players are above 65 percent, and all but two are above 70 percent.


5. Washington State (7-3/1-1)

Comment: USC’s schedule is stout compared to WSU’s non-conference lineup, which is 309th in the Pomeroy ratings. The selection committee might not take kindly to that approach if the Cougars are under consideration in early March.


6. Utah (7-3/1-1)

Comment: The schedule worked out nicely with a road trip to Oregon on New Year’s weekend, because the only folks left in Salt Lake City on Jan. 1 will be BYU fans and petty thieves.


7. Stanford (5-3/1-1)

Comment: The Cardinal’s tangle with Texas in Las Vegas is just one of several critical games for the conference this weekend — essentially, they form what could be considered the Pac-12’s last stand.


8. Arizona State (4-6/1-1)

Comment: So we know the Sun Devils aren’t the worst team in their home state. In a few weeks, we’ll see how they compare to the best.


9. Oregon (5-5/0-2)

Comment: We would be mildly surprised if the Ducks upset No. 1 Baylor this weekend (in Eugene) after a month of poor play. Actually, check that. We wouldn’t be surprised at all.


10. Cal (6-5/1-1)

Comment: The Bears have improved their NET ranking by about 50 slots in the past week alone. The next 50 will prove a much more difficult ascent.


11. Washington (4-4/0-1)

Comment: COVID wiped out the toughest three-game stretch any Pac-12 team was scheduled to face this season: The Huskies had to postpone with Arizona, forfeit against UCLA and cancel against Gonzaga.


12. Oregon State (1-8/0-2)

Comment: Woe to the NCAA bubble team that loses to Oregon State during conference play.