Could the 1-seed by Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd and the forward turn a surprising first year? That's the plan of the Wildcats as it heads to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for this week's Pac-12 tournament.
Arizona went 18–2 in the regular season, a full three games better than second-place UCLA. Bruce is safely in the NCAA Tournament field, as is USC. But they are projected to be the only three Pac-12 teams to make it to the NCAA Tournament.
Unless there's a bid thief, which happened last season when Oregon State stunned the league by winning the conference title and then continued straight into the Elite Eight. That would be No. 4 Colorado, which is 21-10 overall and went 12-8 in the Pac-12. But the combination of a 1-5 record in a Quad 1 game and three defeats to Quad 3 teams doesn't make it a suitably big team.
Where Every Pac-12 Team Stands To Make The NCAA Tournament: Eamon Brennan's Bubble Watch
Where the ACC is seeded in this year's NCAA Tournament: Brian Bennett's bracket watch
Wednesday, March 9
Game 1: No. 9 Stanford 71, No. 8 Arizona State 70
Game 2: No. 5 Oregon 86, No. 12 Oregon State 72
Game 3: No. 7 Washington State 66, No. 10 California 59
Game 4: No. 6 Washington 82, No. 11 Utah 70
Thursday, March 10
Game 5: No. 1 Arizona 84, No. 9 Stanford 80
Game 6: No. 4 Colorado 80, No. 5 Oregon 69
Game 7: No. 2 UCLA 75, No. 7 Washington State 65
Game 8: No. 3 USC 65, No. 6 Washington 61
Friday, March 11
Game 9: No. 1 Arizona 82, No. 4 Colorado 72
Game 10: No. 2 UCLA 69, No. 3 USC, 59
Saturday, March 12
Game 11: Championship Game 9:00 p.m. Fox