Pac-12 Women's Basketball Weekly Rundown - January 24, 2024
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>> No. 25 Oregon State returns to the AP Top-25 this week. Latest AP Top-25: No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Colorado, No. 6 Stanford, No. 11 USC, No. 16 Utah, and No. 25 Oregon State. Washington State is receiving votes.
>> It’s the sixth time this season the Pac-12 has six teams in the AP Top-25.
>> Oregon State enters the AP Top-25 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2021.
>> NET rankings (through games 1/23): No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 Utah, No. 7 UCLA, No. 15 USC, No. 17 Colorado, No. 21 Washington State, No. 22 Oregon State, No. 42 Washington, No. 44 Arizona, No. 57 California, No. 89 Oregon and No. 116 Arizona State.
>> Stanford’s and UCLA’s five wins over NET 1-25 teams leads the country.
>> The Pac-12’s four teams in the top-15 NET, and seven in the top-25 NET, both lead all conferences.
>> Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer earned her 1,203rd career win this past Sunday, passing Mike Krzyzewski (1,202 career wins) as the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history.
>> VanDerveer has more wins than 355 of the 360 NCAA Division I women’s programs. Her 38 20-win seasons are the most all-time.
>> Colorado’s Jaylyn Sherrod and UCLA’s Kiki Rice are among the 10 candidates for the 2024 Nancy Lieberman Award, and UCLA’s Charisma Osborne, USC’s JuJu Watkins and Washington State’s Charlisse Leger-Walker are top-10 finalists for the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. USC’s McKenzie Forbes is a top-10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award.
>> The Nancy Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard, the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award recognizes the top shooting guard, and the Cheryl Miller Award goes to the small forward of the year.
>> Five Pac-12 teams have multiple top-25 wins this season: UCLA - 5; Colorado - 4; Stanford - 3; USC - 2; Utah - 2.
>> UCLA’s five is tied with UConn for the most in NCAA Division I women’s basketball
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)
| Friday, January 26 | Network | Time | Talent |
| No. 6 Stanford at Arizona State | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Bay Area | 5 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. MT | Cindy Brunson & Joan Bonvicini |
| California at Arizona | Pac-12 Arizona | 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT | Daron Sutton & Charli Turner Thorne |
| No. 3 Colorado at No. 25 Oregon State | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Mountain | 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT | Ann Schatz & Mary Murphy |
| No. 16 Utah at Oregon | Pac-12 Oregon | 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT | Ben Creighton & Jennifer Mountain |
| RV Washington State at No. 11 USC | Pac-12 Washington | 7 p.m. PT | Tracy Warren & Tammy Blackburn |
| Washington at No. 2 UCLA | Pac-12 Los Angeles | 7 p.m. PT | Anne Marie Anderson & Maylana Martin Douglas |
| Sunday, January 28 | |||
| California at Arizona State | Pac-12 Arizona | 11 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. MT | Cindy Brunson & Joan Bonvicini |
| No. 6 Stanford at Arizona | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Bay Area | 11 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. MT | Daron Sutton & Charli Turner Thorne |
| No. 3 Colorado at Oregon | Pac-12 Oregon | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Rich Burk & Jennifer Mountain |
| No. 16 Utah at No. 25 Oregon State | Pac-12 Mountain | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Ann Schatz & Mary Murphy |
| Washington at No. 11 USC | Pac-12 Washington | 12 p.m. PT | Tracy Warren & Tammy Blackburn |
| RV Washington State at No. 2 UCLA | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles | 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. MT | Anne Marie Anderson & Maylana Martin Douglas |
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
| Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
| No. 6 Stanford | 6-1 | 17-2 |
| No. 3 Colorado | 6-1 | 16-2 |
| No. 2 UCLA | 4-2 | 15-2 |
| No. 25 Oregon State | 4-3 | 15-3 |
| No. 16 Utah | 4-3 | 14-5 |
| No. 11 USC | 3-3 | 13-3 |
| RV Washington State | 3-3 | 14-5 |
| California | 3-4 | 13-6 |
| Washington | 2-4 | 12-5 |
| Oregon | 2-5 | 11-9 |
| Arizona | 2-5 | 10-9 |
| Arizona State | 1-6 | 9-10 |
2023-24 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva
| Player of the Week | Freshman of the Week | |
| Nov. 13 | Aaronette Vonleh, COLO | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Nov. 20 | Cameron Brink, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Nov. 27 | Cameron Brink, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Dec. 4 | JuJu Watkins, USC | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Dec. 11 | Alissa Pili, UTAH | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Dec. 18 | Kailyn Gilbert, ARIZ | Jenna Villa, WSU |
| Dec. 26 | McKenzie Forbes, USC | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Jan. 2 | Jaylyn Sherrod, COLO | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Jan. 8 | Cameron Brink, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Jan. 15 | Raegan Beers, OSU | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Jan. 22 | Kiki Iriafen, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |