Pac-12 Women's Basketball Weekly Rundown - December 5, 2023
STARTING FIVE
>> No. 2 UCLA and No. 11 Utah travel to Uncasville, Conn. for the Invesco QQQ Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase for a pair of top-25 matchups. The second-ranked Bruins tip off against No. 20 Florida State on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 9 a.m. PT on ESPN2, and No. 11 Utah versus No. 1 South Carolina follows at 11 a.m. PT on ESPN/U.
>> The Pac-12’s .500 win percentage (5-5) against AP Top 25 opponents leads all major conferences.
>> Washington State re-enters the AP Top 25 this week, giving the league six ranked teams: No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 USC, No. 8 Colorado, No. 9 Stanford, No. 11 Utah and No. 21 Washington State.
>> The first NET Rankings (thru games 12/4/23) were released, with six teams in the top 25 and 10 in the top 75: No. 2 Stanford, No. 4 Utah, No. 8 UCLA, No. 12 USC, No. 19 Colorado, No. 21 Washington State, No. 36 Washington, No. 40 Oregon State, No. 51 California, No. 74 Arizona, No. 102 Arizona State and No. 104 Oregon.
>> The Pac-12’s three programs in the top 10 NET tops all conferences.
>> No. 1-seed UCLA leads the way for the Pac-12 in ESPN’s Charlie Creme’s latest Bracketology, which showcases eight teams in the 2024 NCAA Tournament: No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Stanford, No. 2 USC, No. 3 Colorado, No. 3 Utah, No. 5 Washington State, No. 8 Washington and No. 9 Oregon State. Arizona is one of Creme’s First Four Out.
>> Oregon State’s Scott Rueck became the program’s all-time winningest coach this past week with his 275th career win with the Beavers. The Pac-12 has three current head coaches ranked in the top 25 of women’s basketball’s career wins among active Division I coaches: Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer (1st - 1,194 career victories), Oregon’s Kelly Graves (19th - 598) & Rueck (24th - 564).
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)
| Tuesday, Dec. 5 | ||
| No. 21 Washington State at South Dakota State | Summit League Network | 4 p.m. PT |
| Montana State at Washington | Pac-12 Plus | 5 p.m. PT |
| Thursday, Dec. 7 | ||
| No. 11 Utah at St. Joseph's | ESPN+ | 4 p.m. PT |
| UC San Diego at Arizona | Pac-12 Plus | 5:30 p.m. PT |
| CSUN at No. 2 UCLA | Pac-12 Plus | 7 p.m. PT |
| No. 23 Gonzaga at California | Pac-12 Network | 7 p.m. PT |
| Friday, Dec. 8 | ||
| Grand Canyon at Arizona State | Pac-12 Plus | 12 p.m. PT |
| Idaho at Oregon | Pac-12 Plus | 6 p.m. PT |
| Saturday, Dec. 9 | ||
| Portland State at Oregon | Pac-12 Plus | 2 p.m. PT |
| Nevada at California | Pac-12 Plus | 2 p.m. PT |
| Jackson State at Oregon State | Pac-12 Plus | 6 p.m. PT |
| Sunday, Dec. 10 | ||
| No. 20 Florida State vs. No. 2 UCLA | ESPN2 | 9 a.m. PT |
| No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 11 Utah | ESPN or ESPNU | 11 a.m. PT |
| Washington at No. 21 Washington State | Pac-12 Washington | 1 p.m. PT |
| UC Riverside at No. 6 USC | Pac-12 Plus | 3:30 p.m. PT |
| Monday, Dec. 11 | ||
| Southern University at Oregon | Pac-12 Network | 7 p.m. PT |
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
| Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
| Washington | 0-0 | 8-0 |
| No. 2 UCLA | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| No. 6 USC | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| Oregon State | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| No. 8 Colorado | 0-0 | 9-1 |
| No. 21 Washington State | 0-0 | 9-1 |
| No. 9 Stanford | 0-0 | 8-1 |
| California | 0-0 | 7-1 |
| No. 11 Utah | 0-0 | 7-1 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | 7-2 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | 6-2 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | 4-3 |
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 |