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Pac-12 Women's Basketball Weekly Rundown - March 27, 2024

Mar 27, 2024
Kiki Rice (Caren Nicdao / UCLA Athletics)

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>>  For the 10th time overall, and seventh time in the last eight NCAA Tournaments, at least three Pac-12 teams have advanced to the Sweet 16. Other regional semifinals to include three or more league programs were in 1988 (3), 1992 (3), 2009 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (5), 2018 (4), 2019 (5), 2021 (3) & 2023 (3).
   >> The Pac-12’s five teams in the Sweet 16 leads all other conferences.
   >> Since 2015-16, the Pac-12 lead all conferences in Sweet 16 appearances (30), non-conference winning percentage (.792), and NCAA Tournament winning percentage (.686).

>>  Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer and USC’s Lindsay Gottlieb are finalists for the Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year award.

>>  Nine Pac-12 players are Region Five Finalists for the 2024 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America team: Colorado’s Jaylyn Sherrod, Oregon State’s Raegan Beers, Stanford’s Cameron Brink & Kiki Iriafen, UCLA’s Lauren Betts, Charisma Osborne & Kiki Rice, USC’s JuJu Watkins, and Utah’s Alissa Pili.

>>  Watkins was also named a finalist for the Wade Trophy, which is presented by the WBCA to the best player in women’s college basketball.

>>  Brink and Watkins are both finalists for the 2024 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The award is bestowed to the most outstanding player in women’s and men’s college basketball, and voting is now open here through April 2.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)

Thursday, March 28 Network Time Talent
No. 2 Toledo at No. 1 Washington State^ ESPN+ 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT Trevor Williams & Stephen Madison
Friday, March 29
No. 3 Oregon State vs. No. 2 Notre Dame* (in Albany, NY) ESPN 11:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. MT Pam Ward, Stephanie White & Holly Rowe
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 3 NC State* (in Portland, Ore.) ESPN 4:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. MT Courtney Lyle, Carollyn Peck & Brooke Weisbrod
Saturday, March 30
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 LSU* (in Albany, NY) ABC 10 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. MT Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe
No. 5 Colorado vs. No. 1 Iowa* (in Albany, NY) ABC 12:30 p.m. PT / 1:30 p.m. MT Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe
No. 1 USC vs. No. 5 Baylor* (in Portland, Ore.) ESPN 2:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. MT Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli & Angel Gray

NCAA Tournament - Elite 8: March 31 & April 1
WBIT - Semifinals: April 1 at Hinkle Fieldhouse
* NCAA Tournament Game 
^ WBIT Game

CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)

Teams Pac-12 Record Overall Record
No. 5 Stanford 15-3 30-5
No. 3 USC 13-5 28-5
No. 6 UCLA 13-5 27-6
No. 12 Oregon State 12-6 26-7
No. 17 Colorado 11-7 24-9
No. 21 Utah 11-7 23-11
Arizona 8-10 18-16
Washington State 7-11 20-14
California 7-11 19-15
Washington 6-12 16-15
Arizona State 3-15 11-20
Oregon 2-16 11-21

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
Feb. 5 JuJu Watkins, USC JuJu Watkins, USC
Feb. 12 Raegan Beers, OSU JuJu Watkins, USC
Feb. 19 JuJu Watkins, USC JuJu Watkins, USC
Feb. 26 Esmery Martinez, ARIZ Jada Williams, ARIZ
March 4 Cameron Brink, STAN JuJu Watkins, USC