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Pac-12 Basketball What to Watch March 4-7

Mike Vamosi — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:12:00 +0000

We’re finally at the last week of the regular season for PAC-12 play before the men’s tournament heads to Las Vegas. There is still much to be figured out starting with the midweek games which will make the weekend that more interesting. Here are you’re six things to watch as well as the current records.

The Southern California Trojans continue to surge in the standings ahead of the conference tournament next week. Photo Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Wednesday Games (3 games):
1. UCLA at Washington State, 6:30 pm on the PAC-12 Network – The Bruins enter the last week tied with Oregon in the standings can they avoid this potential trap game against the Cougars?

2. Stanford at California, 8 pm on ESPN2 – Cal remains the hottest team in the league and are just one game from a potentially getting a piece of the regular season title.

3. Southern California at Washington, 8:30 pm on the PAC-12 Network – USC continues to impress under their interim coach and are cruising towards a decent seed.

Thursday Games (2 games):
4. Oregon at Colorado, 6 pm on ESPN2 – Back in February the Buffs went to MATT Arena and defeated the Ducks by a point, who gets the rematch in Boulder?

5. Oregon State at Utah, 6 pm on ESPNU – These two teams are tied in the standings so this game will have a hand in how they are seeded next week at the conference tournament.

6 Ranked conference teams:
AP – Arizona (18), Oregon (19) and UCLA (23) and California is receiving votes this week in the poll.
Coaches Poll – Arizona (18), Oregon (25) and UCLA just misses out on being ranked with Cal getting votes as well.

Weekly conference standings:
Oregon (12-4, 23-6), UCLA (12-4, 22-7), California (12-5, 20-9), Arizona (11-6, 23-6), Colorado (9-7, 19-9), Southern California (9-7, 14-15), Arizona State (9-8, 20-10), Washington (8-8, 16-13), Stanford (8-9, 17-13), Oregon State (3-13, 13-16), Utah (3-13, 11-17), Washington State (2-14, 11-18)

Oregon Ducks This Week:

Oregon Basketball: Pac 12 Tournament Seeding Scenerios Are Easy If Ducks Win

Oregon Softball: Ducks Sweep Second Tournament Series, Now 19-3 On The Season

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Pac-12 Basketball What to Watch Weekend of Feb. 16

Mike Vamosi — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:06:38 +0000

Last week we were talking about how the Ducks were sliding and not on top. Well what a difference a week makes. Oregon is back on top, we’ve got a second place tie then most of the conference in a third place tie at 7-5. Here are your six things to watch this weekend.

The USC Trojans and interim head coach Bob Cantu have won four straight, they’ll face Cal on Sunday night. Photo Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports

(Saturday games):
1 Thursday night both the teams in this match-up lost with UCLA getting pasted at Cal the most surprising of the two results. Stanford lost by a point at Maples to USC after trailing pretty much the entire game. Who comes out on top in this meeting, which can be seen at 1 pm on ESPN2.

2 Oregon won at Washington on Wednesday while Washington State dropped a one-point game at home to Oregon State. The Ducks and Cougars battle at 4 pm on the PAC-12 Network.

3 Somehow Arizona State lost at Utah in the midweek while Colorado protected the home court against Arizona. Can the Buffs continue their recent upward streak and pass the Devils in the standings? Find out on ESPNU at 6 pm.

4 The Beavers come in having won two of its last three games and face a reeling Huskies team in Seattle. This game can be found on FSN at 8 pm.

(Sunday games):

5 Who had Utah coming in with the midweek victory and Arizona off a loss? The Wildcats need to rebound but can the Utes make it make it two in row? Tipoff is at noon on the PAC-12 Network.

6 Both teams come in at 7-5 in the conference with the Trojans having won four straight and the Bears back-to-back games. Probably the most underrated match-up of the weekend and it can be seen at 7 pm on FSN.

Weekend look at the Conference Standings following the mid-week:
Here’s how the standings currently look – Oregon (9-3, 20-5), Arizona (8-4, 20-4), UCLA (8-4, 18-7), Arizona State (7-5, 18-7), Colorado (7-5, 17-7), California (7-5, 15-9), Southern California (7-5, 12-13), Stanford (6-6, 15-10), Washington (5-7, 13-12), Oregon State (3-9, 13-12), Utah (3-9, 11-13), Washington State (2-10, 11-14)

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Pac-12 Football Preview: Week 12

Mike Vamosi — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:39:38 +0000

Before the games kickoff we’ll let you know where your favorite Pac-12 teams are playing that week and also rank all the games taking place. If the need arises we’ll designate which team in the match-up should be on upset alert.

Stanford Cardinal and quarterback Kevin Hogan spoil the perfect season at Autzen Stadium Saturday night against the Duck? Photo Credit: Ed Szczepanski-US PRESSWIRE

All times are pacific. Rankings are from BCS Standings

Pac-12 Game of the Week

Who: 13 Stanford Cardinal (8-2, 6-1 Pac-12) @ 2 Oregon Ducks (10-0, 7-0 Pac-12)
What: Pac-12 North Championship Game
When: Saturday, November 10 at 5 pm
Where: Autzen Stadium/Eugene, Oregon
Why: Oregon is three wins from Miami, while Stanford wants to snap their losing streak to the Ducks
TV: ABC

Games You’re Watching Anyway

Saturday, November 17:

18 Southern California Trojans (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) @ 17 UCLA Bruins (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12), 12:05 pm (TV: FOX)
Arizona Wildcats (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12) @ Utah Utes (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12), 7 pm (TV: ESPNU)

Alumni/Friends and Family Mainly Interested

Saturday, November 17:

25 Washington Huskies (6-4, 4-3 Pac-12) @ Colorado Buffaloes (1-9, 1-6 Pac-12), 10:30 am (TV: FX)
Washington State Cougars (2-8, 0-7 Pac-12) @ Arizona State Sun Devils (5-5, 3-4 Pac-12), Noon (TV: Pac-12 Network)
California Golden Bears (3-8, 2-6 Pac-12) @ 16 Oregon State Beavers (7-2, 5-2 Pac-12), 7:30 pm (TV: Pac-12 Network)

Mike’s Picks

Current Record: 55-22
Last Week: 6-0

25 Washington over Colorado 35-17
Arizona State over Washington State 63-13
17 UCLA over 18 Southern California 38-35
2 Oregon over 13 Stanford 41-24
Arizona over Utah 56-42
16 Oregon State over California 38-24

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