PAC 12 Conference report Nov. 29

Conference Best

UCLA- despite the loss to Gonzaga, the Bruins are still the team to beat

Trending up: Teams moving up the seed list

USC– The Trojans are 6-0. Best win is against San Diego St.

Arizona– The Wildcats defeated #4 Michigan and are 6-0. They are safely in the bracket and moving up

Bubble: Teams either in or out of the bracket

Colorado- Buffs are 6-1 after a tough loss to Southern Illinois. Why up? 6 wins and a conference opening win. This is enough to get the Buffs on our radar. Out of bracket for the moment

Utah– The Utes are 5-1 with the loss coming to BYU. They are out of the bracket but on the radar of teams to watch

Trending Down: Teams that are dropping down the seed list or out of our bracket

Oregon- The Ducks are 3-3 and falling fast. Two losses in the Maui Invitational doesn’t help the resume. The losses are to tournament quality teams so the Ducks can rebound from their early struggles

Oregon St- The Beavers were coming off an elite 8 run but find themselves 1-6. Not good.

Key Games

Conference play begins this week. Look for the top teams to really separate from the bottom early in conference play.

USC vs Utah is a nice bracket game.

USC also plays Washington St.

Colorado gets a shot at UCLA.

Colorado also hosts Tennessee on Saturday