Pac-12 Women's Basketball Weekly Rundown - December 27, 2023

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>>  Five Pac-12 teams grace the AP Top-25: No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 USC, No. 8 Colorado, No. 9 Stanford and No. 12 Utah. Washington, Washington State and Oregon State are receiving votes.

>>  Non-conference play wraps this week with four more games on deck. The Pac-12 is 114-20 (.851) against Division I opponents in non-conference action this season, which is better than any other conference. The league’s best non-conference winning percentage came last season when the Pac-12 went 115-20 (.852).
   >> Big 12: .819 (131-29)
   >> SEC: .782 (136-38)
   >> Big Ten: .734 (113-41)
   >> ACC: .723 (125-48)
   >> Big East: .655 (78-41)

>>  League action ramps up this week, with No. 9 Stanford at California on Dec. 29, No. 12 Utah at No. 8 Colorado and No. 6 USC at No. 2 UCLA on Dec. 30, and Oregon at RV Oregon State on Dec. 31.
   >> No. 2 UCLA’s clash with rival No. 6 USC this Saturday will be the fifth-ever meeting between these two teams while ranked by the AP, including the fourth-ever matchup as AP top-10 teams. (Previous - No. 5 UCLA 81 - No. 7 USC 79 on Feb. 6, 1981; No. 9 UCLA 87 - No. 8 USC 83 on Feb. 25, 1981; No. 9 USC 102 - No. 7 UCLA 85 on March 13, 1981.)
   >> The last time these two schools met as AP ranked opponents was on March 7, 1985 when No. 20 UCLA edged No. 11 USC, 57-56.
   >> No. 8 Colorado’s showdown with No. 12 Utah marks the first time ever these two teams will square off while both ranked in the AP poll.

>>  NET rankings (through games 12/22): No. 2 Stanford, No. 4 Utah, No. 6 UCLA, No. 11 USC, No. 23 Washington State, No. 24 Colorado, No. 27 Oregon State, No. 30 Washington, No. 41 Arizona, No. 47 California, No. 88 Oregon and No. 135 Arizona State. The league’s four teams in the top 15 NET tops all conferences.

>>  Stanford’s Hannah Jump became the program’s leader in career three-pointers this past week. Jump has 313 career triples, which is the fourth-most in league history, and is 61 away from breaking the Pac-12 record of 373 which is held by former Oregon State standout Sydney Wiese.

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