2014 PAC-12 Conference Tournament Preview

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Mar 4, 2014; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks cheerleaders preform during a timeout against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports

Wednesday at high noon the 2014 PAC-12 Conference men’s basketball tournament begins in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the second straight season the tournament will be played at the MGM Garden Arena, where last season Oregon got the automatic bid.

Wednesday, March 12: First Round 8 Utah Utes (20-10) v. 9 Washington Huskies (17-14), Noon/PAC-12 Network 5 Colorado Buffaloes (21-10) v. 12 Southern California Trojans (11-20), 2:30 pm/PAC-12 Network 7 Oregon Ducks (22-8) v. 10 Oregon State Beavers (16-14), 6 pm/PAC-12 Network 6 Stanford Cardinal (19-11) v. 11 Washington State Cougars (10-20), 8:30 pm/PAC-12 Network

Thursday, March 12: Quarterfinals 8 Utah/9Washington winner v. 1 Arizona Wildcats (28-3), Noon/PAC-12 Network 5 Colorado/12 USC winner v. 4 California Golden Bears (19-12), 2:30 pm/PAC-12 Network 7 Oregon/10 Oregon State winner v. 2 UCLA Bruins (23-8), 6 pm/PAC-12 Network 6 Stanford/11 Washington State winner v. 3 Arizona State Sun Devils (21-10), 8:30 pm/FOX Sports 1

Friday, March 14: Semifinals 8 Utah/9Washington v. 1 Arizona winner v. 5 Colorado/12 USC v. 4 California winner, 3 pm/PAC-12 Network 7 Oregon/10 Oregon State v. 2 UCLA winner v. 6 Stanford/11 Washington State v. 3 Arizona State winner, 5:30 pm/FOX Sports 1

Saturday, March 15: Championship Semifinal winners, 3 pm/FOX Sports 1

Regular Season Final Standings 1 Arizona (15-3) 2 UCLA (12-6) 3 Arizona State (10-8) 4 California (10-8) 5 Colorado (10-8) 6 Stanford (10-8) 7 Oregon (10-8) 8 Utah (9-9) 9 Washington (9-9) 10 Oregon State (8-10) 11 Washington State (3-15) 12 USC (2-16), *tiebreakers decided to break-up the 10-8 third place logjam*

Predictions –

Mike Vamosi – Wednesday Winners: Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford//Thursday Winners: Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford //Friday Winners: Arizona, Oregon //Saturday Championship Game Winner: Arizona

Justin Phillips– Wednesday Winners: Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford// Thursday Winners: Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford// Friday Winners: Arizona, Oregon //Saturday Championship Game Winner: Oregon

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