FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \\ Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Contact \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected]); Christine Jacobsen ([email protected]) 2020-21 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N STREAK LAST 5 TOP 10 TOP 25 #7 Arizona 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- Arizona State 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- California 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- Colorado 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- #10 Oregon 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- #18 Oregon State 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- #2 Stanford 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- #9 UCLA 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- USC 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- Utah 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- Washington 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- Washington State 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON SET TO TIP OFF WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS u The nation’s top-rated conference by RPI in three of the last five seasons, including the most recent 2019-20 campaign, the Pac-12 is again poised to pace the nation in women’s basketball. Five programs - #2 Stanford, #7 Arizona, #9 UCLA, #10 Oregon and #18 Oregon - appear in the Associated Press preseason top 25, tied for the most of any league. u Six All-Conference selections return, led by returning All-Americans Aari McDonald (ARIZONA), the reigning Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, and Michaela Onyenwere (UCLA). USC’s Alissa Pili, last year’s Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, also headlines that list along with STANFORD’s Kiana Williams and Lexie Hull, and the Wildcats’ Cate Reese. Hull, McDonald and Arizona’s Sam Thomas also return from the league’s All-Defensive Team. u Additionally, Pac-12 programs’ combined to add 18 of the country’s top 100 incoming freshmen according to ESPN’s HoopGurlz recruiting rankings, includ- ing a national-best eight McDonald’s All-Americans - Oregon’s Angela Dugalic, Te-Hina Paopao, Sydney Parrish, Maddie Scherr and Kylee Watson, California’s Dalaylah Daniels, Oregon State’s Sasha Goforth, and Stanford’s Cameron Brink. UPCOMING SCHEDULE STANFORD PICKED AS PRESEASON FAVORITES Wednesday, November 25 STANFORD was selected to win the Pac-12 regular season by the media and coach- Cal Poly at #2 STANFORD ............................. Live Stream ............ 11 a.m. PT es. The Cardinal received 10 first-place votes by the coaches then garnered 19 of LMU at USC .................................................. Live Stream .............. 1 p.m. PT 21 first-place media votes. The coaches and media polls were nearly identical as Cal State Fullerton at #9 UCLA ...................... Live Stream .............. 2 p.m. PT ARIZONA was picked No. 2 in the media poll and tied for second in the coaches’ poll Stephen F. Austin at ARIZONA STATE ............ Live Stream ............. 4 p.m. MT with OREGON, who was tabbed for third in the media’s selection. San Jose State at CALIFORNIA ...................... Live Stream .............. 4 p.m. PT Western Colorado at COLORADO ................... Live Stream ............. 6 p.m. MT San Diego State vs WASHINGTON ................. Flo Hoops ................ 7 p.m. PT 14 NAMED TO NATIONAL POSITIONAL AWARDS WATCH LISTS A combined 14 from the Pac-12 were named to the Basketball Hall of Fame/WBCA Friday, November 27 Starting Five watch lists, which tied for the second most for any conference. The VCU at ARIZONA STATE ................................ Live Stream ............. 4 p.m. MT Conference has the most candidates for any league for the Ann Meyers Drysdale (5), and seven different league schools are represented across the five lists. Last year, Saturday, November 28 four Pac-12 student-athletes were named Naismith Starting Five winners, including Seattle U. at #10 OREGON ............................ Live Stream ............ 11 a.m. PT Aari McDonald who won Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and headlines the watch list Air Force at COLORADO ................................ Live Stream ............. 2 p.m. MT BYU vs WASHINGTON .................................. Live Stream ......... 6:30 p.m. PT this season. Sunday, November 29 THE GOAT Northern Arizona at #7 ARIZONA ................................................ 12 p.m. MT #2 STANFORD head coach Tara VanDerveer is just four victories away from tying Pat UC Riverside at USC ..................................... Live Stream .............. 2 p.m. PT Summitt for most career victories in NCAA women’s basketball history. VanDerveer Pacific at #2 STANFORD ................................................................ 4 p.m. PT is beginning her 42nd season as a head coach and has 1,094 total wins, and three #9 UCLA at Pepperdine ................................ WCC Network ........... 4 p.m. PT more than UConn’s Geno Auriemma. Monday, November 30 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) at ARIZONA STATE ......... Live Stream ............. 4 p.m. MT u The Pac-12 Conference has partnered with StatBroadcast for all 12 member Portland at #10 OREGON ........................................................................TBD schools to utilize its software for Media Stats display for all men’s & women’s basket- ball games for the 2020-21 seasons. * Game times local to site; Live stream of contests is available at pac-12.com. Rankings listed are AP. All games, tip times & TV broadcasts are subject to change. All games can be sorted by date, school and sport at: For the most up-to-date schedules, visit https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball/ pac12.statbroadcast.com schedule PAC-12 IN THE WEEKLY RANKINGS AP (media)/USA Today (coaches) ARIZ ASU CAL COLO ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU PRE 7/8 RV/RV nr/nr nr/nr 10/9 18/17 2/2 9/10 RV/nr nr/nr nr/nr nr/nr PAC-12 IN THE POLLS PRESEASON POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS USA TODAY/WBCA PAC-12 COACHES POLL TOP-25 (Preseason) 1. Stanford (10) 120 TOP-25 (Preseason) 2. Arizona (2) 103 Team Record Points Team Record Points 2. Oregon 103 1 South Carolina 0-0 749 1 South Carolina 0-0 799 4. UCLA 88 2 Stanford 0-0 698 2 Stanford 0-0 740 5. Oregon State 83 3 Connecticut - 695 3 Connecticut 0-0 732 6. USC 69 4 Baylor - 663 4 Baylor 0-0 702 7. Arizona State 61 5 Louisville - 597 5 Louisville 0-0 663 8. Utah 52 6 Mississippi State - 589 6 NC State 0-0 601 9. Colorado 43 7 Arizona - 575 7 Mississippi State 0-0 567 10. California 31 8 NC State - 556 8 Arizona 0-0 548 11. Washington 24 9 UCLA - 499 9 Oregon 0-0 539 12. Washington State 15 10 Oregon - 472 10 UCLA 0-0 535 11 Kentucky - 464 11 Maryland 0-0 456 PAC-12 MEDIA POLL 12 Maryland - 395 12 Kentucky 0-0 451 1. Stanford (10) 120 13 Texas A&M - 383 13 Texas A&M 0-0 377 2. Arizona (2) 103 14 Arkansas - 354 14 Arkansas 0-0 360 2. Oregon 103 15 Iowa State - 284 15 Indiana 0-0 347 4. UCLA 88 16 Indiana - 278 16 Northwestern 0-0 287 5. Oregon State 83 17 Northwestern - 275 17 Oregon St. 0-0 281 6. USC 69 18 Oregon St. - 240 18 Iowa State 0-0 253 7. Arizona State 61 19 DePaul - 185 19 DePaul 0-0 219 8. Utah 52 20 Ohio St. - 165 20 Gonzaga 0-0 192 9. Colorado 43 21 Gonzaga - 137 21 Syracuse 0-0 149 10. California 31 22 Notre Dame - 125 22 Ohio St. 0-0 135 11. Washington 24 23 Syracuse - 120 23 Notre Dame 0-0 104 12. Washington State 15 24 Missouri St. - 95 24 Michigan 0-0 84 25 Michigan - 65 25 Missouri St. 0-0 76 RV: Texas 24; South Dakota 21; Florida State 12; RV: Texas 72; South Dakota 25; Florida State 23; North Carolina 10; ARIZONA STATE 6; Princeton Iowa 13; North Carolina 11; ARIZONA STATE 11; 5; Marquette 4; South Dakota State 3; Boston Col- South Florida 9; Rutgers 7; Middle Tennessee St. 7; lege 2; USC 1; South Florida 1; Duke 1; Rutgers Virginia Tech 6; Tennessee 4; Princeton 3; Florida 1; Tennessee 1. Gulf Coast 3; Brigham Young 3; South Dakota State 2; James Madison 2; Tenn-Martin 1; Louisiana State 1. 2 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball // November 23, 2020 PAC-12 vs. OTHER CONFERENCES 2021 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL America East .............................................. 0-0 American Athletic ....................................... 0-0 TOURNAMENT Atlantic Coast ............................................. 0-0 MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER Atlantic Sun ............................................... 0-0 Atlantic 10 ................................................. 0-0 LAS VEGAS, NEV. Big East ..................................................... 0-0 THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 4-7 Big Sky ...................................................... 0-0 After a successful second year in Las Vegas, the 20th-annual Pac-12 Big South ................................................... 0-0 Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by New York Life, returns Big Ten ...................................................... 0-0 to the Mandalay Bay Events Center from March 4-7, 2021. Big 12 ........................................................ 0-0 The tournament made its debut in 2002 and has been held annu- Big West .................................................... 0-0 ally since. The University of Oregon campus played host the first sea- Colonial Athletic ......................................... 0-0 son. The Conference’s premier women’s sporting event then moved Conference USA ........................................ 0-0 to HP Pavilion in San Jose for a six-year run (2003-08). It spent four Horizon League .........................................