Pacific-10PAC-10 CONFERENCE Conference IN THIS SECTION . Pac-10 History ..................................................72 Pac-10 Membership ......................................... 72 2004-2005 Pac-10 Review ................................73 2004-2005 Pac-10 Team Statistics .................. 74 2004-2005 Pac-10 Individual Statistics ............75 2004-2005 Pac-10 Composite Schedule .......... 76 Pac-10 Basketball All-Time Standings ............. 78 Pac-10 All-Time Award Winners ...................... 79 Pac-10 Tournament ..........................................80 2005-2006 MEDIA GUIDE 71 PAC-10 CONFERENCE THE PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE Entering the 2005-06 season, the Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 members have claimed at least four national titles in a continues to uphold its tradition as the “Conference of Champi- single season on 16 occasions. Overall, the Pac-10 has captured 94 PAC-10 CONFERENCE ons.”® Pac-10 members have claimed an incredible 90 NCAA NCAA women’s crowns, easily outdistancing the Southeastern team titles over the past 11 seasons, for an average of more than Conference, which is second with 63. Pac-10 members have MEMBERSHIP eight championships per academic year. dominated a number of sports, winning 18 softball titles, 16 tennis Even more impressive is the breadth of the Pac-10’s suc- crowns, 10 of the last 15 volleyball titles, 11 of the last 16 trophies ARIZONA cess, as those 90 team titles have come in 21 different men’s and in golf and eight in swimming and diving. McKale Center women’s sports. The Pac-10 has led the nation in NCAA Champi- Pac-10 women athletes shine nationally on an individual onships 39 of the last 45 years and finished second five times. basis as well, having captured an unmatched 439 NCAA individual Tucson, AZ 85721 Spanning nearly a century of outstanding athletics achieve- titles, an average of more than 19 champions per season. (520) 621-2200 ment, the Pac-10 has captured 342 NCAA titles (248 men’s, 94 The roots of the Pacific-10 Conference go back 89 years to Director of Athletics: Jim Livengood women’s), far outdistancing the runner-up Big Ten Conference’s December 15, 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was 201 titles. The Conference’s reputation is further proven in the founded at the Oregon Hotel in Portland, Ore. Original membership ARIZONA STATE annual United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup competition, consisted of the University of California at Berkeley, the University Intercollegiate Athletics Complex the prestigious award that honors the best overall collegiate of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State College Tempe, AZ 85287-2505 athletics programs in the country. Stanford continued its remark- (now Oregon State University), all still charter members of the (480) 965-6360 able run in the 2004-05 season, winning its 11th consecutive Conference. Director of Athletics: Lisa Love Directors’ Cup. In the 2004-05 competition, seven of the top-20 Pacific Coast Conference play began in 1916. One year later, Division I programs were Pac-10 members: No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 Washington State College (now Washington State University), was UCLA, No. 10 USC, No. 11 Arizona State, No. 14 Washington, No. accepted into the Conference, and Stanford University joined in CALIFORNIA 15 California and No. 18 Arizona. The Pac-10 landed six programs 1918. Memorial Stadium in the top-15, twice as many as any other conference, with the ACC In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams with the admission Berkeley, CA 94720 and SEC at three each. of the University of Southern California and the University of Idaho. (510) 642-0580 The Pac-10 captured six NCAA titles in 2004-05, third-most Montana joined the Conference in 1924, and in 1928, the PCC grew Director of Athletics: Sandy Barbour in the nation. And it should be noted that the Pac-10 total does not to 10 members with the addition of UCLA. include USC’s national championship in football or California's in The Pacific Coast Conference competed as a 10-team league OREGON rugby, as they are not counted as NCAA titles. The Pac-10 tied the until 1950, with the exception of 1943-45, when World War II Casanova Athletic Center Big 12 for the most NCAA titles in women’s sports with four. curtailed intercollegiate athletic competition to a minimum. In 1950, NCAA team champions from the Pac-10 in 2004-05 came Montana resigned from the Conference and joined the Mountain 2727 Leo Harris Parkway from UCLA (men’s tennis, men’s water polo and women’s water States Conference. The PCC continued as a nine-team Conference Eugene, OR 97401 polo), Stanford (women’s volleyball and women’s tennis) and through 1958. (541) 346-4481 California (women’s rowing). The Pac-10 also had runners-up in In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and a new Conference was Director of Athletics: Bill Moos eight NCAA Championship events: women’s golf (UCLA), soccer formed – the Athletic Association of Western Universities. Original (UCLA) softball (UCLA), track and field (UCLA) and water polo AAWU membership consisted of California, Stanford, Southern OREGON STATE (Stanford) and men’s water polo (Stanford), swimming (Stanford) California, UCLA, and Washington. Washington State became a Gill Coliseum and volleyball (UCLA). Overall, the Conference had 20 teams finish member in 1962, while Oregon and Oregon State joined in 1964. In Corvallis, OR 97331 in the top three at NCAA Championship events. 1968, the name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted. (541) 737-2547 Participation in the postseason was a common occurrence Ten years later, on July 1, 1978, the University of Arizona and Director of Athletics: Bob De Carolis for the Pac-10 in 2004-05. Of the 22 sports sponsored by the Pac- Arizona State University were admitted and the Pacific-10 Confer- 10, 19 witnessed at least half its teams participating in the ence became a reality. In 1986-87, the league expanded to include postseason. The men sent 55 of a possible 89 teams into the 10 women’s sports. STANFORD postseason (61.8 percent), while the women sent 68 of a possible Currently, the Pac-10 sponsors 11 men’s sports and 11 Arrillaga Family Sports Center 98 teams into NCAA Tournament action (69.4 percent). women’s sports. Additionally, the Conference is a member of the Stanford, CA 94305 On the men’s side, Pac-10 members have won 248 NCAA Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in four other men’s (650) 723-4591 team championships, far ahead of the the 188 claimed by the sports and two other women’s sports. Director of Athletics: Dr. Ted Leland runner-up Big Ten. Individually, the Conference has produced an impressive number of NCAA men’s individual champions as well, UCLA claiming 1,096 NCAA individual crowns. On the women’s side, the story is much the same. Since the Morgan Center NCAA began conducting women’s championships 23 years ago, 405 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024-1639 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE (310) 825-8699 800 South Broadway, Suite 400, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Director of Athletics: Daniel G. Guerrero Phone: (925) 932-4411 Fax: (925) 932-4601 Commissioner: Thomas C. Hansen SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Assistant Commissioner, Championships and Administration: Christine Hoyles Heritage Hall Assistant Commissioner, Public Relations: Jim Muldoon Los Angeles, CA 90089-0602 Assistant Commissioner, Electronic Communications: Duane Lindberg (213) 740-3843 Assistant Commissioner, Compliance and Enforcement: Mike Matthews Director of Athletics: Michael Garrett Assistant Commissioner, Business and Finance: Ben Jay Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement: Ron Barker Assistant Commissioner, Olympic Sports: Chris Dawson WASHINGTON Assistant Public Relations Director: Dave Hirsch Graves Building, Box 354070 Assistant Public Relations Director: Bri Niemi Seattle, WA 98195 Assistant Championships Director: Kevin D. Anderson (206) 543-2210 Assistant Compliance Director: Erik Price Director of Athletics: Todd Turner Coordinator of NCAA Governance Communication: Tammy Newman Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating: Gooch Foster Administrative Assistant to the Commissioner: Sandra Safford WASHINGTON STATE Administrative Assistants: Wendy Heredia, Yvonne Halvorson, Michelle Zumalt Bohler Gym Receptionist: Erin Heiney Pullman, WA 99164-1610 Public Relations Interns: Alisa Brandle, Katie Cavender Administrative Fellow: Nicole Strange (509) 335-0311 Historian: Wiles Hallock Director of Athletics: Jim Sterk 72 WASHINGTON BASKETBALL PAC-10 CONFERENCE 2004-2005 PACIFIC -10 CONFERENCE REVIEW 2004-05 FINAL STANDINGS Pac-10 Games Overall WLPct. Home Away W L Pct. Home Away Neu 1. Stanford (NCAA) 17 1 .944 9-0 8-1 32 3 .914 13-0 11-2 8-1 2. Arizona State (NCAA) 12 6 .667 8-1 4-5 24 10 .706 12-1 5-7 7-2 Oregon (NCAA) 12 6 ..667 9-0 3-6 21 10 .677 12-1 5-7 4-2 USC (NCAA) 12 6 .667 7-1 4-5 20 11 .645 10-2 6-7 3-2 5. Arizona (NCAA) 11 7 .611 7-2 4-5 20 12 .625 13-3 6-7 1-2 6. UCLA 10 8 .556 6-3 4-7 16 12 .571 9-3 6-7 1-2 7. Washington 9 9 .500 5-4 4-5 14 16 .467 8-7 5-8 1-1 8. California 4 14 .222 3-6 1-8 11 18 .379 9-6 1-9 1-3 9. Washington State 2 16 .111 2-9 0-7 6 22 .214 4-11 2-9 0-2 10. Oregon State 1 17 .056 1-8 0-9 6 23 .207 2-8 3-12 1-3 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM First Team Year GPA Major Name School Pos Yr Ht Hometown Kate Benz, WSU So. 3.95 Undeclared Andrea Bills ORE C Sr. 6-3 Moreno Valley, Calif. Susan King Borchardt, STAN Sr. 3.53 Psychology Nikki Blue** UCLA G Jr.