No Clear Favorite to Win Pac-12 Tournament in League’s Last Season
The Pac-12 women’s basketball postseason begins today in Las Vegas with a competitive slate of teams in the conference tournament. The intense competition of the league, in its last year, makes the event ripe for upsets and exciting finishes.
While Stanford enters the tournament at No. 1, three of its losses this season came during conference play including a home defeat to Arizona in late February. However, Cardinal senior forward Cameron Brink did earn Pac-12 Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors. And, head coach Tara VanDerveer won her 18th Coach of the Year Award in a season where she surpassed Mike Krzyzewski as the winningest coach in college basketball history.
Current Pac-12 Standings
| Rank | Team (with AP Poll rank) | Conference | Overall |
| 1 | No. 2 Stanford | 15-3 | 26-4 |
| 2 | No. 7 UCLA | 13-5 | 24-5 |
| 3 | No. 5 5 USC | 13-5 | 23-5 |
| 4 | No. 13 Oregon State | 12-6 | 23-6 |
| 5 | No. 18 Colorado | 11-7 | 21-8 |
| 6 | No. 22 Utah | 11-7 | 21-9 |
| 7 | Arizona | 8-10 | 16-14 |
| 8 | Washington State | 7-11 | 18-13 |
| 9 | California | 7-11 | 17-13 |
| 10 | Washington | 6-12 | 16-13 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 3-15 | 11-19 |
| 12 | Oregon | 2-16 | 11-20 |
Pac-12 Tournament Schedule
| Wednesday, March 6 | Network | Time | Talent |
| Game 1: No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 5 Colorado | Pac-12 Network | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Ann Schatz & Tammy Blackburn |
| Game 2: No. 9 Washington State vs. No. 8 California | Pac-12 Network | 2:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. MT* | Ann Schatz & Tammy Blackburn |
| Game 3: No. 10 Washington vs. No. 7 Arizona | Pac-12 Network | 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
| Game 4: No. 11 Arizona State vs. No. Utah | Pac-12 Network | 8:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. MT* | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
| Thursday, March 7 | |||
| Game 5: No. 4 Oregon State vs. Game 1 Winner | Pac-12 Network | 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT | Ann Schatz & Tammy Blackburn |
| Game 6: No. 1 Stanford vs. Game 2 Winner | Pac-12 Network | 2:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. MT* | Ann Schatz & Tammy Blackburn |
| Game 7: No. 2 USC vs. Game 3 Winner | Pac-12 Network | 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
| Game  8: No. 3 UCLA vs. Game 4 Winner | Pac-12 Network | 8:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. MT* | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
| Friday, March 8 | |||
| Semifinal 1: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | Pac-12 Network | 5 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. MT | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
| Semifinal 2: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner | Pac-12 Network | 7:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. MT* | Krista Blunk & Mary Murphy |
| Sunday, March 10 | |||
| Championship | ESPN | 2 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. MT | Eric Frede, Rebecca Lobo, and, Holly Rowe |
Pac-12 Postseason Awards
- Player and Defensive Player of the Year – Cameron Brink, Stanford
- Freshman of the Year – JuJu Watkins, USC
- Sixth Player of the Year – Timea Gardiner, Oregon State
- Most Improved Player of the Year – Kiki Iriafen, Stanford
- John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year – Tara VanDerveer, Stanford
