2023 Pac-12 Basketball Tournament: Updated projected seeds, schedule, magic numbers

As the college basketball season is coming to a close, conferences are preparing for their conference tournaments. The Pac-12 is, obviously, included in this. So, with a little help from playoffstatus.com, here is a look at the current Pac-12 standings, the tournament schedule, upcoming games, and more.

Current Pac-12 standings

So, first, let’s take a look at the current Pac-12 basketball standings:

1. UCLA, 24-4 (15-2)
2. Arizona, 24-5 (13-5)
3. USC, 21-8 (13-5)
4. Arizona State, 20-9 (11-7)
5. Oregon, 16-13 (10-8)
6. Utah, 17-13 (10-9)
7. Washington State, 15-15 (10-9)
8. Washington, 16-13 (8-10)
9. Colorado, 15-14 (7-11)
10. Stanford, 11-17 (5-12)
11. Oregon State, 10-19 (4-14)
12. California, 3-26 (2-16)

The biggest game of the Pac-12 slate Saturday was the in-state rivalry contest between Arizona and Arizona State in Tuscon, Ariz. The Sun Devils stunned the Wildcats as Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a half-court game-winner at the buzzer to pull off the upset. The victory put Arizona three games behind UCLA in the loss column. The Bruins can clinch the regular season title Sunday with a win over Colorado.

There is a 98% chance UCLA, which has a magic number of one, finishes No. 1 overall. Arizona has a 61% chance of finishing second and USC has a 56% chance of finishing in third.

California has already clinched the bottom spot of the tournament while Oregon State has a 73% chance of finishing 11th and Stanford has a 71% chance of ending up right ahead of them. Colorado has a 95% chance of finishing in ninth and Washington has a 96% chance of finishing in eighth, meaning they will likely face off in the first round of the tournament.

Sunday Pac-12 games

There are four Pac-12 games on Sunday, February 26:

• UCLA at Colorado, 4:00 p.m. EST
• Washington at Stanford, 5:00 p.m. EST

Schedule and times for conference tournament

Here is a look at the schedule and times for the Pac-12 conference tournament:

Wed., March 8 TV (Talent)
Game 1: No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed, 12:00 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network (Roxy Bernstein, Don MacLean)
Game 2: No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 seed, 2:30 p.m. PT* Pac-12 Network (Roxy Bernstein, Don MacLean)
Game 3: No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed, 6:00 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network (Ted Robinson, Bill Walton)
Game 4: No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 seed, 8:30 p.m. PT* Pac-12 Network (Ted Robinson, Bill Walton)
Thurs., March 9
Game 5: No. 1 seed vs. Game 1 winner, 12:00 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network (Roxy Bernstein, Don MacLean)
Game 6: No. 4 seed vs. Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m. PT* Pac-12 Network (Roxy Bernstein, Don MacLean)
Game 7: No. 2 seed vs. Game 3 winner, 6:00 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network (Ted Robinson, Bill Walton)
Game 8: No. 3 seed vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30 p.m. PT* ESPN (Dave Pasch, Bill Walton)
Fri., March 10
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6:00 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network (Ted Robinson, Bill Walton)
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8:30 p.m. PT* ESPN (Dave Pasch, Bill Walton)
Sat., March 11
Game 11: Championship, 7:30 p.m. PT ESPN (Dave Pasch, Bill Walton)