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>> Six Pac-12 teams are ranked in the latest AP Top-25 poll: No. 4 Stanford, No. 7 USC, No. 8 UCLA, No. 11 Oregon State, No. 13 Colorado, and No. 18 Utah.
>> NET rankings (through games 2/27): No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 UCLA, No. 7 Utah, No. 11 USC, No. 16 Colorado, No. 19 Oregon State, No. 25 Washington State, No. 33 Arizona, No. 49 Washington, No. 63 California, No. 93 Oregon and No. 111 Arizona State.
>> Eight Pac-12 teams have multiple AP Top-25 wins this year. UCLA’s seven are the most nationally. Oregon State and USC each have five, including three versus top-10 opponents.
>> Stanford clinched at least a share of the Pac-12 regular-season title on Sunday for the 27th time in program history. The Cardinal controls its own destiny and can secure the outright crown and the No. 1-seed in the Pac-12 Tournament with one win this weekend.
>> Eight Pac-12 players were named to the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Year Award Watchlist: Colorado’s Jaylyn Sherrod, Oregon State’s Raegan Beers, Stanford’s Cameron Brink & Kiki Iriafen, UCLA’s Lauren Betts & Charisma Osborne, USC’s JuJu Watkins, and Utah’s Alissa Pili.
>> The eight selections are tied with the ACC for the most of any other conference.
>> The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented annually to the women’s national player of the year by the USBWA. Named for the legendary UCLA guard, the award was first presented in the 1987-88 season and formally named in Meyers Drysdale’s honor in the 2011-12 season.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)
Thursday, February 29 | Network | Time | Talent |
Washington State at No. 18 Utah | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Mountain, Pac-12 Washington | 2 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. MT | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
No. 7 USC at Arizona | Pac-12 Los Angeles | 5 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. MT | Brian Webber & Joan Bonvicini |
No. 8 UCLA at Arizona State | Pac-12 Arizona | 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT | Rahshaun Haylock & Angela Taylor |
Washington at No. 13 Colorado | Pac-12 Washington | 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT | Jenny Cavnar & Ariana Prather |
California at Oregon | Pac-12 Bay Area | 7 p.m. PT | Elise Woodward & Charli Turner Thorne |
No. 4 Stanford at No. 11 Oregon State | Pac-12 Oregon | 7 p.m. PT | Ann Schatz & Tammy Blackburn |
Saturday, March 2 | |||
No. 7 USC at Arizona State | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Arizona, Pac-12 Los Angeles | 11 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. MT | Rahshaun Haylock & Angela Taylor |
Washington at No. 18 Utah | Pac-12 Washington | 11 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. MT | Krista Blunk & Charli Turner Thorne |
California at No. 11 Oregon State | Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Oregon | 12 p.m. PT | Ann Schatz & Tammy Blackburn |
Washington State at No. 13 Colorado | Pac-12 Network (JIP), Pac-12 Mountain | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Jenny Cavnar & Ariana Prather |
No. 4 Stanford at Oregon | Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Oregon | 2 p.m. PT | Elise Woodward & Mary Murphy |
No. 8 UCLA at Arizona | Pac-12 Arizona, Pac-12 Los Angeles | 5 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. MT | Cindy Brunson & Joan Bonvicini |
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
No. 4 Stanford | 13-3 | 24-4 |
No. 11 Oregon State | 11-5 | 22-5 |
No. 8 UCLA | 11-5 | 22-5 |
No. 7 USC | 11-5 | 21-5 |
No. 13 Colorado | 10-6 | 20-7 |
No. 18 Utah | 10-6 | 20-8 |
Arizona | 8-8 | 16-12 |
Washington State | 6-10 | 17-12 |
California | 6-10 | 16-12 |
Washington | 5-11 | 15-12 |
Arizona State | 3-13 | 11-17 |
Oregon | 2-14 | 11-18 |
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 |