Pac-12 Women's Basketball Weekly Rundown - January 31, 2024
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>> Latest AP Top-25: No. 4 Stanford, No. 6 Colorado, No. 7 UCLA, No. 15 USC, No. 18 Oregon State and No. 20 Utah. Washington State and Washington are receiving votes.
>> Stanford is in the top five for the 300th time in program history.
>> The Pac-12 has six teams in the AP Top-25 for the seventh time this campaign.
>> NET rankings (through games 1/30): No. 2 Stanford, No. 6 Utah, No. 7 UCLA, No. 17 Colorado, No. 18 USC, No. 19 Oregon State, No. 21 Washington State, No. 41 Washington, No. 45 Arizona, No. 65 California, No. 87 Oregon and No. 117 Arizona State.
>> The Pac-12’s three teams in the top-10 NET, and seven in the top-25 NET, each leads all conferences.
>> Stanford’s Kiki Iriafen and Utah’s Alissa Pili were both named top-10 finalists for the Katrina McClain Award, which recognizes the top power forward in the country. Oregon State’s Raegan Beers, UCLA’s Lauren Betts and Stanford’s Cameron Brink are among the top-10 finalists for the Lisa Leslie Award, which goes to the top center.
>> USC’s JuJu Watkins joins Stanford’s Brink and Utah’s Pili on the Wade Watch List, the WBCA announced on Wednesday. The Wade Trophy is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women’s basketball, and the winner will be announced on April 4.
>> UCLA’s Betts, Stanford’s Brink, Utah’s Pili, Colorado’s Jaylyn Sherrod and USC’s Watkins were named to the Late Season Top 20 Watch List for the 2024 John R. Wooden Award.
>> The league leads all conferences with five honorees.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)
| Friday, February 2 | Network | Time | Talent |
| No. 6 Colorado at RV Washington State | Pac-12 Mountain | 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT | Cindy Brunson & Stephanie Hawk-Freeman |
| No. 7 UCLA at California | Pac-12 Los Angeles | 7 p.m. PT | Krista Blunk & Charli Turner Thorne |
| No. 15 USC at No. 4 Stanford | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Bay Area | 7 p.m. PT | Rahshaun Haylock & Mary Murphy |
| No. 20 Utah at RV Washington | Pac-12 Washington | 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT | Elise Woodward & Angela Taylor |
| Sunday, February 4 | |||
| Arizona State at Arizona | Pac-12 Arizona | 11 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. MT | Brian Webber & Ariana Prather |
| No. 6 Colorado at RV Washington | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Mountain | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Elise Woodward & Angela Taylor |
| No. 15 USC at California | Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Los Angeles | 12 p.m. PT | Krista Blunk & Charli Turner Thorne |
| No. 20 Utah at RV Washington State | Pac-12 Washington | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Cindy Brunson & Stephanie Hawk-Freeman |
| No. 7 UCLA at No. 4 Stanford | ESPN2 | 1 p.m. PT | Beth Mowins & Stephanie White |
| No. 18 Oregon State at Oregon | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon | 4 p.m. PT | Ann Schatz & Mary Murphy |
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
| Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
| No. 4 Stanford | 8-1 | 19-2 |
| No. 6 Colorado | 7-2 | 17-3 |
| No. 18 Oregon State | 6-3 | 17-3 |
| No. 7 UCLA | 5-3 | 16-3 |
| No. 20 Utah | 5-4 | 15-6 |
| No. 15 USC | 4-4 | 14-4 |
| RV Washington State | 4-4 | 15-6 |
| RV Washington | 3-5 | 13-6 |
| California | 3-6 | 13-8 |
| Arizona | 3-6 | 11-10 |
| Oregon | 2-7 | 11-11 |
| Arizona State | 2-7 | 10-11 |
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 |
| Jan. 29 | Cameron Brink, STAN | Donovyn Hunter, OSU |