Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings — Week 9
Huskies drop to No. 2 spot after splitting with Bay Area teams, Cougars fall to last spot after tough road trip
March 5, 2019
- Arizona State (Last: 2)
In an up-and-down week for Arizona State, they fell to the Ducks before beating the Beavers and will look to defend their second seed when they play Arizona next week.
- Washington (Last: 1)
The Huskies dropped a stunner at Cal and barely survived a tight contest against Stanford. They look to gain momentum heading into the tournament when they host the Oregon schools.
- Colorado (Last: 5)
Colorado defeated Utah in the schools’ rivalry game last week. The Buffs are currently the sixth seed but sit only one game out of the third seed and half of a game out of the tenth seed.
- Utah (Last: 4)
Utah is currently tied for the third seed and can clinch a bye with a road trip to Los Angeles.
- Oregon State (Last: 3)
OSU fell to Arizona and Arizona State. Oregon State plays WSU and Washington to prepare for the Pac-12 tournament.
- Arizona (Last: 6)
The Wildcats split their Oregon road trip, as they defeated the Beavers before they fell to the Ducks. Arizona plays the Sun Devils to finish its season.
- UCLA (Last: 7)
UCLA took care of the Trojans at home, although the game took an extra period to get a result. The Bruins head to Colorado and Utah to finish their schedule.
- Oregon (Last: 10)
Oregon had a great week, knocking off both Arizona and Arizona State at home. The Ducks head to the Evergreen State to finish the regular season.
- Stanford (Last: 8)
Stanford vanquished WSU before dropping a one-point game to Washington. The Cardinal hosts Cal to finish Pac-12 play.
- USC (Last: 9)
USC stumbled in Pauley Pavilion, falling in overtime to the Bruins. The Trojans head to the Mountains next week to play Utah and Colorado to finish out the regular season.
- Cal (Last: 12)
They did it — Cal won not one but two games, vanquishing then-ranked No. 25 Washington and WSU.
- WSU (Last: 11)
The Cougs laid a major egg in one of the most important weekends of the season, losing to Cal and Stanford. WSU hosts Oregon and Oregon State in the final week of the season.