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

The college basketball season is winding down and conferences are getting ready for conference tournaments. The Pac-12 is no different. 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, 23-4 (14-2)
2. Arizona, 24-4 (13-4)
3. USC, 19-8 (11-5)
4. Arizona State, 19-9 (10-7)
5. Utah, 17-11 (10-7)
6. Oregon, 15-13 (9-8)
7. Washington State, 13-15 (8-9)
8. Washington, 15-13 (7-10)
9. Colorado, 15-13 (7-10)
10. Stanford, 11-16 (5-11)
11. Oregon State, 10-18 (4-13)
12. California, 3-24 (2-14)

This season, UCLA and Arizona have led the group in the Pac-12 throughout the season. Now, it looks like UCLA is going to be the top seed in the Pac-12 Tournament unless the Bruins suffer a late-season collapse. Realistically, if that collapse occurs, only Arizona and USC have any shot at catching UCLA.

Right now, UCLA’s magic number is three for that top spot. Nobody else controls its own destiny for the one-seed. However, the Wildcats do control their own destiny for the two-seed, where they have a magic number of two.

On the bottom end of the conference, there are several teams having very long seasons. Cal, at just 2-14 in conference play, is currently in 12th place. However, Oregon State and Stanford aren’t too far ahead of the Golden Bears. Right now, Cal can’t finish better than 10th, while all three of those teams could finish last.

Tuesday’s Pac-12 games

There are four Pac-12 games on Tuesday, February 21st:

• USC at Colorado, 9:00 p.m. EST
• Washington at Cal, 9:00 p.m. EST
• No. 4 UCLA at Utah, 10:30 p.m. EST
• Washington State at Stanford, 11:00 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)