Pac-12 men's basketball Power Ratings: UCLA and Arizona are clearly the two best teams in the conference, but do they have viable cases to be No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament?
Jon Wilner Arizona and UCLA have been linked in the top 10 and locks for the NCAA Tournament for months — the lone lights in an otherwise gloomy Pac-12 season.
In order to illuminate the challenge, we gamed out the final weeks for both teams using the current NET rankings, which help frame the NCAA selection process, for all the upcoming opponents.People are also reading… In that scenario, Arizona would win the following games, with the corresponding quadrant for each result.
At this point, it’s clear that both Pac-12 heavyweights have the potential to reach the top line. But as the scenario above suggests, the path isn’t as wide for Arizona and UCLA as for their counterparts, largely because of the Pac-12’s weak foundation.Next up: at Oregon State Comment: The defense is good enough to win the NCAA title, but the offense is wobbly enough to lose in the Sweet 16. The Bruins have a month to get that resolved.
Comment: The Utes’ ranking in the Pomeroy predictive analytics is almost identical to their position in the NET. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing, unless they start winning big games.NET ranking: 67 Comment: Add this to the case against Mike Hopkins: His team isn’t just floundering, it’s floundering in the worst Power Six league.NET ranking: 113
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