For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925), Molly Babcock ([email protected]) 2016-17 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS PAC-12 TIPOFF PAC-12 OVERALL vs. Following a successful W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N AP Coach Top 25 Streak first-of-its-kind event Arizona 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 10 11 0-0 - in 2015, Stanford Arizona State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - and Harvard will par- California 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 RV RV 0-0 - ticipate in the 2016 Colorado 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 RV RV 0-0 - Pac-12 China Game Oregon 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 5 5 0-0 - at Mercedes-Benz Oregon State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - Arena in Shanghai on Stanford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - Nov. 12. The contest UCLA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 16 20 0-0 - will tip at 12 p.m. lo- cal Shanghai time and be televised USC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - RV 0-0 - nationally in the U.S. on Friday, Utah 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - RV 0-0 - Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. PT on ESPN2. Washington 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 RV RV 0-0 - Last season’s Pac-12 China Game Washington State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - between Washington and Texas - the first regular-season contest by a U.S. sports league, professional or #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE collegiate, in China - was an over- Number of preseason First Team All-Americans from the Pac-12 according to the Associated Press, whelming success with more than 3 CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated: CALIFORNIA’s Ivan Rabb, OREGON’s Dillon Brooks, and WASH- 7,000 fans at Mercedes-Benz Arena INGTON’s Markelle Fultz. Complete list of Pac-12 preseason award nominees on Pg. 2. and an ESPN audience in the U.S. witnessing a fast-paced game won Number of nationally ranked Pac-12 teams in the AP and Coaches preseason polls, featuring No. 5 by the Pac-12’s Huskies, 77-71. OREGON with its highest-ever preseason rankings, No. 10 ARIZONA appearing in the AP Top 25 for 3 the 79th straight time (second only to Kansas’ 143), and No. 16 UCLA with its highest preseason AP rank since 2012. The NCAA Conference RPI ranking of the Pac-12 for both all games and non-conference games in 2015-16, trailing only the Big 12 and ACC. It marked the second time in the past three seasons the 3 Pac-12 rated among the nation’s top 3 conferences. Consecutive years with an Elite Eight participant from the Pac-12, the only conference in the country Eight of the Pac-12’s 10 games on 3 that can claim the feat: OREGON (2016), ARIZONA (2015), ARIZONA (2014). opening night Friday, Nov. 11 will appear on Pac-12 Networks’ third Record number of NCAA Tournament bids earned by the Pac-12 in 2015-16, tied for the most by any annual Full Court Friday slate - with 7 conference in the country. all eight games airing across seven networks in one night. THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT/LOCAL) TV Fri., Nov. 11 #12 Michigan State vs. #10 ARIZONA (Armed Forces Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii) 4 p.m./2 p.m. HT ESPN Fri., Nov. 11 Montana State at WASHINGTON STATE 4 p.m. PAC12 Fri., Nov. 11 Portland State at ARIZONA STATE 6 p.m./7 p.m. MT PAC12 Fri., Nov. 11 Sacramento State at COLORADO 6 p.m./7 p.m. MT PAC12 Fri., Nov. 11 Prairie View A&M at OREGON STATE 6 p.m. PAC12 Fri., Nov. 11 Pacific at #16 UCLA 6 p.m. PAC12 Fri., Nov. 11 South Dakota State at CALIFORNIA 7 p.m. PAC12 NAISMITH MEMORIAL Fri., Nov. 11 Army at #5 OREGON 8 p.m. PAC12 BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME Fri., Nov. 11 Harvard vs. STANFORD (2016 Pac-12 China Game, Shanghai, China) 8 p.m./12 p.m. Nov. 12 ESPN2 AWARDS Fri., Nov. 11 Montana at USC 8 p.m. PAC12 Watch List nominees by league Sat., Nov. 12 Northwest Nazarene at UTAH 4 p.m./5 p.m. MT PAC12 ACC - 24 (1.6 per member) Sun., Nov. 13 UTSA at OREGON STATE 2 p.m. PAC12 Pac-12 - 15 (1.3 per member) Sun., Nov. 13 Omaha at USC 4 p.m. PAC12 Big Ten - 15 (1.1 per member) Sun., Nov. 13 Yale at WASHINGTON 4 p.m. PAC12 Sun., Nov. 13 Cal Poly at ARIZONA STATE 6 p.m./7 p.m. MT PAC12 SEC - 9 (0.6 per member) Sun., Nov. 13 CSUN at #16 UCLA 6 p.m. PAC12 Big East - 8 (0.8 per member) Mon., Nov. 14 Seattle at COLORADO 6 p.m./7 p.m. MT PAC12 Big 12 - 7 (0.7 per member) Tues., Nov. 15 #5 OREGON at Baylor (ESPN Tip-Off Marathon) 12:30 p.m./2:30 p.m. CT ESPN2 Tues., Nov. 15 Concordia (Ore.) at UTAH 5 p.m./6 p.m. MT PAC12 Complete list of Pac-12 preseason Tues., Nov. 15 CSU Bakersfield at #10 ARIZONA 7 p.m./8 p.m. MT PAC12 award nominees on Pg. 2. Tues., Nov. 15 CSUN at STANFORD 7 p.m. PAC12 Tues., Nov. 15 Central Washington vs. WASHINGTON STATE (Kennewick, Wash.) 7 p.m. PAC12 Rankings listed are AP poll PAC-12 PLAYERS TO WATCH A LOOK AHEAD ASSOCIATED PRESS Pac-12 teams posted a combined record of 117-33 during the non-conference portion of their 2015-16 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS schedules, second-best nationally in terms of win percentage (.780) and wins per school (9.8) behind only FIRST TEAM the Big 12. On the docket in 2016-17, Pac-12 members currently have a total of 151 non-conference games Ivan Rabb, California (57-of-65 votes) scheduled. Including potential matchups in early season tournaments, nearly half of those games could come Dillon Brooks, Oregon (30 votes) against opponents which reached postseason play in 2015-16: Markelle Fultz, Washington (18 votes) Potential Opponents '16 NCAAs '16 Postseason Scheduled Opponents ‘16 NCAAs ‘16 Postseason Total 38 72 Total 26 60 ASSOCIATED PRESS Home 10 35 Home 10 36 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Road/Neutral 28 37 Road/Neutral 16 24 (began in 1986-87) By current Pac-12 membership // 13 games scheduled vs. AP preseason top 25 opponents, nine at road or neutral sites 1988-89: Sean Elliott, Arizona // 26 games scheduled vs. 2016 NCAA Tournament participants, 16 at road or neutral sites 1993-94: Jason Kidd, California // 27 games scheduled vs. Power 6 opponents (ACC/B1G/B12/BE/PAC-12/SEC), 21 at road or neutral sites 1994-95: Damon Stoudamire, Arizona 1996-97: Brevin Knight, Stanford; Keith Van Horn, Utah* // 60 games scheduled against 2015-16 postseason opponents. Taking into account To Be Determined op- 1997-98: Mike Bibby, Arizona; Miles Simon, Arizona ponents at multi-team events, the Pac-12 could play 72 of its 151 non-league games against 2016 postseason 1998-99: Andre Miller, Utah* teams, including 38 versus NCAA Tournament participants. 2000-01: Loren Woods, Arizona 2001-02: Casey Jacobsen, Stanford 2002-03: Luke Walton, Arizona; Jason Gardner, Arizona 2003-04: Ike Diogu, Arizona State 2007-08: Darren Collison, UCLA 2008-09: Darren Collison, UCLA 2016-17: Ivan Rabb, California; Dillon Brooks, Oregon * - Not league member at time CBS SPORTS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS FIRST TEAM Dillon Brooks, Oregon WELCOME BACK TO THE WEST Markelle Fultz, Washington The NCAA Tournament's Final Four will be held in the western United States for the first time in more than two decades when ARIZONA STATE serves as host at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz on SECOND TEAM April 1 and 3. The Final Four's last venture west came 22 years ago in 1995 when UCLA defeated Arkansas, Ivan Rabb, California 89-78, at the Kingdome in Seattle for its NCAA-record 11th national championship. FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Markelle Fultz, Washington // The Bay Area will welcome its first NCAA Tournament Regional since 2007 when the Pac-12 handles host duties at the SAP Center in San Jose on March 23 and 25. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS // Pac-12 member UTAH will play host to NCAA First and Second Round contests at Vivint Smart Home FIRST TEAM Arena in Salt Lake City on March 16 and 18. Ivan Rabb, California Dillon Brooks, Oregon Number of NCAA Championships won Combined NCAA and NIT Champion- Markelle Fultz, Washington by Pac-12 programs, tied with the ACC ships won by Pac-12 programs, tied with 16 for the most by any collegiate conference 23 the ACC for the most by any collegiate NAISMITH MEMORIAL in the country.