For Immediate Release \\ Thursday, April 8, 2021 Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925) 2020-21 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS 2020-21 CAPSULE PAC-12 OVERALL vs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N AP Coach Top 25 Streak 2020-21 season was uniquely challeng- Oregon! (NCAA) 14-4 .778 7-2 7-2 21-7 .750 11-2 7-2 3-3 RV 17 1-2 L1 ing. Ultimately, Pac-12 Men’s Basketball programs navigated the campaign among USC (NCAA) 15-5 .750 8-2 7-3 25-8 .758 13-2 7-3 5-3 24 9 2-2 L1 the best nationally: Colorado (NCAA) 14-6 .700 9-1 5-5 23-9 .719 11-1 6-6 6-2 22 23 3-2 L1 u The Pac-12 played 126 of a possible UCLA (NCAA) 13-6 .684 8-1 5-4 22-10 .688 11-1 5-5 6-4 - 7 3-2 L1 130 Conference games in 2020-21 - Arizona* 11-9 .550 6-4 5-4 17-9 .654 12-4 5-4 0-1 - - 1-0 L1 116-of-120 scheduled regular-season Oregon State# (NCAA) 10-10 .500 6-4 4-6 20-13 .606 10-6 4-6 6-1 - 20 4-2 L1 contests and all 10 games of the 11-team Stanford^ 10-10 .500 2-4 4-6 14-13 .519 2-4 6-6 6-3 - - 1-2 L5 Pac-12 Tournament. Utah 8-11 .421 5-5 3-6 12-13 .480 8-5 3-7 1-1 - - 1-2 L1 u Despite a shortened season which cut the maximum allowable number of Arizona State 7-10 .412 6-4 1-6 11-14 .440 7-6 2-6 2-2 - - 0-4 L1 regular-season games by four (27 from Washington State 7-12 .368 4-5 3-6 14-13 .519 11-5 3-6 0-2 - - 0-1 L3 31), the Pac-12 still had five teams reach Washington 4-16 .200 3-6 1-9 5-21 .192 4-7 1-9 0-5 - - 0-2 L4 the 20-win plateau in 2020-21. California 3-17 .150 2-8 1-9 9-20 .296 6-8 1-11 2-1 - - 0-4 L1 u The five 20-win programs were one 116-116 .500 66-46 46-66 193-150 .563 106-51 50-71 37-28 16-25 off the league’s record of six. ! Pac-12 regular-season champion (based on Conference win percentage) | # Pac-12 Tournament champion u The five 20-win programs were the * Ineligible for Pac-12 & NCAA Tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban. most of any Division I league in 2020-21. ^ Played five neutral site games in Santa Cruz, Calif. (5-0), including four Conference contests (4-0). #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE The success of Pac-12 Men’s Basketball programs was the story throughout much of the month of March during the 2021 NCAA Tournament: u Five NCAA berths - most for the Conference since a record seven in 2015-16. March 2021 u Four Sweet 16 teams - equaling the most-ever for the Conference (1997, 1998, 2001) - with a combined 9-1 record and eight wins by double digits through the first two rounds. u Three Elite Eight teams - matching the most-ever for the Conference (2001) - with a combined 12-2 record through the first three rounds. u UCLA advancing from the First Four to the Final Four - only the second Final Four appearance for a Conference program during the Pac-12 era (since 2012) - and pushing No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga to overtime in one of the most memorable games in NCAA Tournament history. Thanks to the efficient performances of its five NCAA Tournament participants, the Pac-12 (+16.21) finished the 2020-21 season at No. 3 in the KenPom.com conference rankings behind only the Big Ten (+18.68) and Big 12 (+16.55). 3 u It marked the highest ranking and rating for the Conference since finishing No. 1 in 2008-09 (+16.15) and 2007-08 (+16.86). Five Pac-12 programs earned top-25 rankings in the final post-NCAA Tournament USA TODAY Coaches poll - No. 7 UCLA, No. 9 USC, No. 17 OREGON, No. 20 0REGON STATE and No. 23 COLORADO. 5 u The five ranked teams are the most ever for the Conference in an NCAA-recognized final national poll (AP 1949-present, pre-NCAA Tournament poll; USA Today Coaches 1994-present, post-NCAA Tournament poll). In the 2021 NCAA Tournament, Pac-12 programs combined for: u Six upsets (team seeded five spots lower than opponent) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 u Seven victories over Associated Press Top 25 teams u Eight wins by teams seeded lower than opponent u Nine wins over Power Conference opponents (inclusive of USC/Oregon), the most ever for the Conference in a single NCAA Tournament u 10 victories by double digits Pac-12 programs combined for a national-best 13-5 record* (.722 win%) in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. *OREGON was advanced past the First Round via No Contest vs. VCU. 13-5 u The 13 wins tied for the most for the Conference in a single NCAA Tournament (2001). 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE & RESULTS FIRST FOUR REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Thurs., March 18 11-UCLA 86, 11-Michigan State 80 (OT) Sat., March 27 12-OREGON STATE 65, 8-#17 Loyola Chicago 58 Sun., March 28 11-UCLA 88, 2-#5 Alabama 78 (OT) FIRST ROUND Sun., March 28 6-#24 USC 82, 7-OREGON 68 Fri., March 19 12-OREGON STATE 70, 5-Tennessee 56 Sat., March 20 5-#22 COLORADO 96, 12-Georgetown 73 REGIONAL FINALS Sat., March 20 6-#24 USC 72, 11-Drake 56 Mon., March 29 2-#6 Houston 67, 12-OREGON STATE 61 Sat., March 20 11-UCLA 73, 6-#23 BYU 62 Tues., March 30 1-#1 Gonzaga 85, 6-#24 USC 66 Sat., March 20 7-OREGON vs. 10-VCU - No Contest Tues., March 30 11-UCLA 51, 1-#4 Michigan 49 SECOND ROUND FINAL FOUR Sun., March 21 12-OREGON STATE 80, 4-#11 Oklahoma State 70 Sat., April 3 1-#1 Gonzaga 93, 11-UCLA 90 (OT) Mon., March 22 7-OREGON 95, 2-#8 Iowa 80 Rankings listed are AP poll Mon., March 22 11-UCLA 67, 14-Abilene Christian 47 Mon., March 22 4-#14 Florida State 71, 5-#22 COLORADO 53 Mon., March 22 6-#24 USC 85, 3-#12 Kansas 51 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 93 78 Baylor 1 SOUTH 6 USC (22-7) 72 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. (21-9) 2 2 Iowa 80 81 Oral Roberts 15 15 Grand Canyon (17-6) 74 75 Oral Roberts (16-10) 15 1 Gonzaga 70 86 Baylor 1 1 Michigan (20-4) 82 Baylor 78 Illinois (23-6) 1 1 Michigan 86 SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS 58 Illinois 1 16 Texas Southern 66 49 Drexel (12-7) 16 1 Michigan 76 58 Loyola Chi. 8 8 LSU (18-9) 76 71 Loyola Chicago (24-4) 8 8 LSU 78 71 Loyola Chi. 8 9 St. Bonaventure (16-4) 61 60 Georgia Tech (17-8) 9 1 Michigan 49 61 Oregon St. 12 5 Colorado (22-8) 96 56 Tennessee (18-8) 5 5 Colorado 53 80 Oregon St. 12 12 Georgetown (13-12) 73 70 Oregon St. (17-12) 12 4 Florida St. 58 65 Oregon St.