For Immediate Release \\ Thursday, April 1, 2021 Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925) 2020-21 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS PAC-12 TIPOFF PAC-12 OVERALL vs. HISTORIC & UNIQUE W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N AP Coach Top 25 Streak FINAL FOUR: The Oregon! (NCAA) 14-4 .778 7-2 7-2 21-7 .750 11-2 7-2 3-3 RV 25 1-2 L1 long and winding road USC (NCAA) 15-5 .750 8-2 7-3 25-8 .758 13-2 7-3 5-3 24 23 2-2 L1 of the 2020-21 college basketball season will Colorado (NCAA) 14-6 .700 9-1 5-5 23-9 .719 11-1 6-6 6-2 22 22 3-2 L1 end this week at the UCLA (NCAA) 13-6 .684 8-1 5-4 22-9 .710 11-1 5-5 6-3 - RV 3-1 W5 2021 NCAA Final Four Arizona* 11-9 .550 6-4 5-4 17-9 .654 12-4 5-4 0-1 - - 1-0 L1 in Indianapolis, a conclusion to an event Oregon State# (NCAA) 10-10 .500 6-4 4-6 20-13 .606 10-6 4-6 6-1 - - 4-2 L1 held exclusively in the state of Indiana Stanford^ 10-10 .500 2-4 4-6 14-13 .519 2-4 6-6 6-3 - - 1-2 L5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Utah 8-11 .421 5-5 3-6 12-13 .480 8-5 3-7 1-1 - - 1-2 L1 u The unique March Madness has so Arizona State 7-10 .412 6-4 1-6 11-14 .440 7-6 2-6 2-2 - - 0-4 L1 far created the most upsets (win by a Washington State 7-12 .368 4-5 3-6 14-13 .519 11-5 3-6 0-2 - - 0-1 L3 team seeded five spots lower than op- Washington 4-16 .200 3-6 1-9 5-21 .192 4-7 1-9 0-5 - - 0-2 L4 ponent) ever with 14 - six coming from Pac-12 teams. California 3-17 .150 2-8 1-9 9-20 .296 6-8 1-11 2-1 - - 0-4 L1 u The 2021 tourney has been historic, 116-116 .500 66-46 46-66 193-149 .564 106-51 50-71 37-27 16-24 not just for the Pac-12 but for the West ! Pac-12 regular-season champion (based on Conference win percentage) | # Pac-12 Tournament champion * Ineligible for Pac-12 & NCAA Tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban. in general as for the first time in event ^ Played five neutral site games in Santa Cruz, Calif. (5-0), including four Conference contests (4-0). history all Final Four teams (Baylor, Gonzaga, Houston, UCLA) come from #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE west of the Mississippi River. u It also marks only the second time UCLA will represent Pac-12 Men’s Basketball in the 2021 NCAA Tournament Final Four after the ever in NCAA Tournament history with Final Four Bruins knocked off the top two seeds (No. 2 seed Alabama, No. 1 seed Michigan) in the East Regional two Final Four teams from the Pacific semifinals and final. Time Zone (2017 - Oregon, Gonzaga). u For No. 11 seed UCLA, it marks the program’s 19th all-time Final Four appearance and first since 2008. u The Bruins are the first Pac-12 Final Four entrant since Oregon in 2017, the 11th for the league #BACKTHEPAC: The combined suc- since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 and the Conference’s 41st national semifinalist all-time. cess of Pac-12 Men’s & Women’s Basketball programs in the 2021 NCAA u It marks the first Final Four appearance in 12 career trips to the NCAA Tournament for head coach Tournaments has been historic from a Mick Cronin, who is in just his second season at UCLA. league perspective. u UCLA will be seeking its 14th NCAA Title Game appearance, first for its program and first for the u The 11 combined NCAA Tournament Conference since 2006, and 12th National Championship, which would be the Pac-12’s first since 1997 participants (5 MBB/6 WBB) were the and 17th all-time for league members. second-most ever for the Conference (12 - 2016). Thanks to the efficient performances of its five NCAA Tournament participants, the Pac-12 (+16.12) u The seven combined Sweet 16 teams 2 has climbed to No. 2 in the KenPom.com conference rankings behind only the Big Ten (+18.61). were the most (by two) of any league u It marks the highest ranking and rating for the Conference since finishing No. 1 in 2008-09 (+16.15) in the country and just one shy of the and 2007-08 (+16.86). league’s record of eight set in 2017 (5 Coupled with Final Four trips for the ARIZONA and STANFORD Women’s Basketball teams, the Pac-12 WBB/3 MBB). will have a combined three basketball programs in the national semifinals for the first time in Confer- u The five combined Elite 8 teams were the most (by two) of any league 3 ence history. in the country and the most in Confer- u The three combined Final Four teams are the most nationally (no other league has more than one). ence history. So far in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, Pac-12 programs have combined for: u The three combined Final Four teams are the most (by two) of any league in u Six upsets (team seeded five spots lower than opponent) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 the country and the most in Confer- u Seven victories over Associated Press Top 25 teams ence history. u Eight wins by teams seeded lower than opponent u The 25 combined NCAA Tournament u Nine wins over Power Conference opponents (inclusive of USC/Oregon), the most ever for the Con- wins are tied for the most in Conference ference in a single NCAA Tournament history (2017 - 10 MBB/15 WBB). u 10 victories by double digits 5 x 20: Despite playing a pandemic- Pac-12 programs have combined for a 13-4 record* (.765 win%) so far in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. shortened season which cut the 13-4 *OREGON was advanced past the First Round via No Contest vs. VCU. maximum allowable number of regular- u The 13 wins are tied for the most in the Conference’s history and mark just the sixth time the league season games by four (27 from 31), the reached double-digit wins in an NCAA Tournament: 13 - 2021, 2001, 1997; 11 - 1998; 10 - 2017, 2007. Pac-12 still had five teams reach the 20-win plateau in 2020-21. 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR SCHEDULE u The five 20-win programs is one off DATE MATCHUP (ALL GAMES IN INDIANAPOLIS, IND.) TIME (PT) TV the league’s record of six (achieved five times, most recently in 2019-20). Sat., April 3 2-#6 Houston vs. 1-#2 Baylor 2:14 p.m. PT CBS u The five 20-win programs are the Sat., April 3 11-UCLA vs. 1-#1 Gonzaga 5:34 p.m. PT CBS most of any NCAA Division I conference *Mon., April 5 11-UCLA vs. 2-#6 Houston/1-#2 Baylor 6:00 p.m. PT CBS in 2020-21. Rankings listed are AP poll; * if advances OFFICIAL BRACKET PRESENTED BY 20162021 DIVISION NCAA I MEN’S DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND SWEET 16 ELITE 8® NATIONAL SEMIFINALS NATIONAL SEMIFINALS ELITE 8® SWEET 16 SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND MARCH 20 MARCH 22 MARCH 28 MARCH 30 APRIL 3 APRIL 3 MARCH 29 MARCH 27 MARCH 21 MARCH 19 FIRST FOUR® 16 Norfolk St. (16-7) 54 11 Wichita St. (16-5) 52 52 Mt. St. Mary's (12-10) 16 80 Michigan St. (15-12) 11 MARCH 18 16 App St. (17-11) 53 W 11 Drake (25-4) 53 W E 60 Texas So. (16-8) 16 E 86 UCLA (17-9) 11 1 Gonzaga (26-0) 98 79 Baylor (22-2) 1 1 Gonzaga 87 76 Baylor 1 16 Norfolk St. 55 55 Hartford (15-8) 16 1 Gonzaga 83 62 Baylor 1 8 Oklahoma (15-10) 72 62 North Carolina (18-10) 8 8 Oklahoma 71 63 Wisconsin 9 9 Missouri (16-9) 68 85 Wisconsin (17-12) 9 1 Gonzaga 85 81 Baylor 1 5 Creighton (20-8) 63 73 Villanova (16-6) 5 5 Creighton 72 84 Villanova 5 12 UCSB (22-4) 62 63 Winthrop (23-1) 12 5 Creighton 65 51 Villanova 5 4 Virginia (18-6) 58 69 Purdue (18-9) 4 13 Ohio 58 61 North Texas 13 13 Ohio (16-7) 62 78 North Texas (17-9) 13 WEST 1 Gonzaga Baylor 1 SOUTH 6 USC (22-7) 72 April 3 April 3 65 Texas Tech (17-10) 6 6 USC 85 66 Texas Tech 6 11 Drake 56 53 Utah St. (20-8) 11 6 USC 82 72 Arkansas 3 3 Kansas (20-8) 93 85 Arkansas (22-6) 3 3 Kansas 51 68 Arkansas 3 14 Eastern Wash. (16-7) 84 68 Colgate (14-1) 14 6 USC 66 72 Arkansas 3 7 Oregon (20-6) 75 Florida (14-9) 7 7 Oregon 95 78 Florida 7 10 VCU (19-7) NATIONAL 70 Virginia Tech (15-6) 10 7 Oregon 68 CHAMPIONSHIP 70 ORU 15 2 Iowa (21-8) 86 APRIL 5 72 Ohio St.