For the most part it was an uneventful week for the Pac-12 men’s basketball teams as the calendar flipped to February.
UCLA and Arizona continue to take care of business at the top of the standings, while Cal and Oregon State continue to show just exactly how inept the bottom of this conference is at this point in the season.
Andy Enfield’s USC Trojans are mounting a nice run right now, pushing themselves further into the NCAA Tournament conversation and likely helping the Pac-12 guarantee at least three teams in the Big Dance.
The middle of the conference, spots 4-10, are all pretty even right now. Oregon has made nice waves with a few big wins, including one over Arizona State, while Utah faltered against Stanford and hampered their at-large hopes.
Without further ado, here is a look at the Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings after the first week of February games:
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KenPom: 249
Next: vs. Arizona (2/9)
Cal ran their losing streak up to seven games, only five away from tying the 12-game losing streak they had to kick off the season. With star guard Devin Askew out for the season, things are looking very bleak in Berkley.
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KenPom: 204
Next: vs. UCLA (2/9)
The Beavs had a tough time on their road trip to the Arizona schools, hanging tough with the Sun Devils in an 11-point loss before getting waxed by Arizona, 84-52. They are now just 3-10 in conference play – another disappointing year for Wayne Tinkle.
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KenPom: 104
Next: @ Washington State (2/11)
Washington’s road trip to Southern California netted them a pair of close losses to UCLA (by nine points) and USC (six points).
Despite solid performances, Mike Hopkins’ team is now 5-9 in conference play and only one game above .500 on the season.
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KenPom: 96
Next: vs. Arizona State (2/9)
Stanford’s surprising five game winning streak came to an end when they got trounced by Colorado on the road, 84-62. The Cardinal are now 4-8 in conference play with games against the Arizona schools and the southern California schools up next on the docket.
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KenPom: 62
Next: vs. Washington (2/11)
WSU took their losses on the road in SoCal, losing…
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