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>> Latest AP Top-25 poll: No. 3 Stanford, No. 7 USC, No. 9 Oregon State, No. 11 Colorado, No. 12 UCLA and No. 18 Utah.
>> The Pac-12 has placed five or more teams in the AP Top-25 in every poll this season.
>> NET rankings (through games 2/19): No. 2 Stanford, No. 6 Utah, No. 7 UCLA, No. 11 USC, No. 16 Colorado, No. 18 Oregon State, No. 25 Washington State, No. 42 Arizona, No. 53 Washington, No. 61 California, No. 92 Oregon and No. 114 Arizona State.
>> The Pac-12 had five teams selected in the first NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee Top-16 reveal of the season last week: No. 1-seeds Stanford (No. 2 overall) and Colorado (No. 4 overall), No. 2-seed UCLA (No. 7 overall) and No. 3-seeds USC (No. 9 overall) and Oregon State (No. 11 overall).
>> The five selections are the most of any other conference.
>> Five Pac-12 coaches were named to the Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s Coach of the Year Watch List: Colorado’s JR Payne, Oregon State’s Scott Rueck, Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, UCLA’s Cori Close and USC’s Lindsay Gottlieb.
>> Stanford can clinch at least a share of the 2023-24 Pac-12 regular-season title with victories this Friday and Sunday.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)
Thursday, February 22 | Network | Time | Talent |
No. 18 Utah at No. 12 UCLA | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. MT | Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe |
Friday, February 23 | |||
Arizona State at California | Pac-12 Arizona | 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT | Tracy Warren & Angela Taylor |
Arizona at No. 3 Stanford | Pac-12 Bay Area | 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
No. 11 Colorado at No. 7 USC | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12 Mountain | 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT | Ann Schatz & Tammy Blackburn |
No. 9 Oregon State at Washington State | Pac-12 Oregon | 7 p.m. PT | Greg Heister & Stephanie Hawk-Freeman |
Oregon at Washington | Pac-12 Washington | 7 p.m. PT | Elise Woodward & Alyssa Charlston |
Sunday, February 25 | |||
Arizona State at No. 3 Stanford | Pac-12 Bay Area | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Tracy Warren & Angela Taylor |
Arizona at California | Pac-12 Arizona | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
No. 9 Oregon State at Washington | Pac-12 Oregon | 12 p.m. PT | Elise Woodward & Alyssa Charlston |
Oregon at Washington State | Pac-12 Washington | 12 p.m. PT | Greg Heister & Stephanie Hawk-Freeman |
No. 18 Utah at No. 7 USC | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12 Mountain | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Ann Schatz & Tammy Blackburn |
Monday, February 26 | |||
No. 11 Colorado at No. 12 UCLA | ESPN2 | 6 p.m. PT | Beth Mowins & Stephanie White |
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
No. 3 Stanford | 12-2 | 23-3 |
No. 9 Oregon State | 10-4 | 21-4 |
No. 7 USC | 10-4 | 20-4 |
No. 11 Colorado | 10-4 | 20-5 |
No. 9 UCLA | 9-5 | 20-5 |
No. 18 Utah | 9-5 | 19-7 |
Arizona | 6-8 | 14-12 |
Washington State | 5-9 | 16-11 |
California | 5-9 | 15-11 |
Washington | 3-11 | 13-12 |
Arizona State | 3-11 | 11-15 |
Oregon | 2-12 | 11-16 |
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 |