The Pac-12’s awful non-conference record suggest a paucity of NCAA Tournament berths await.
League play began in full force last week, although one non-conference game remains for the Pac-12. Later this month, Stanford will host Chicago State as a warm-up for its date with Cal a few days later.
Because of the multiplier effect baked into the primary tools used for determining NCAA Tournament at-large bids — first the RPI, now the NET rankings — a poor non-conference winning percentage limits the upside for any league. But the conference needs the right teams to thrive in order to increase its pool of at-large candidates. Arizona State, Oregon and USC are atop that list, and each has a difficult road ahead. The avoidance of bad losses is as critical as the collection of quality wins.
Comment: The quest for a No. 1 seed requires a bit of scoreboard-watching: Arizona needs its marquee non-conference victims, Indiana and Tennessee, to fare well in their conference races.Comment: The equivalent non-conference pieces on UCLA’s resume, Maryland and Kentucky, have sputtered at the start of their league seasons.NET ranking: 33
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