ASU, Washington Join Oregon
Joining No. 3 Oregon in next week's super regionals are No. 5 Arizona State and No. 11 Washington, two teams which won the WCWS in 2011 and 2009, respectively.
Joining No. 3 Oregon in next week's super regionals are No. 5 Arizona State and No. 11 Washington, two teams which won the WCWS in 2011 and 2009, respectively.
The No. 3 seed swept through its regional at Howe Field to move on to next week's super regionals for the fourth straight year.
Where'd your favorite Pac-12 team end up in the final USA Today/NFCA poll?
Eight Pac-12 teams were announced on Selection Sunday for a chance at the WCWS title, with the Oregon Ducks taking the top spot in the conference.
Oregon was recently ranked at No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7, but after winning all of its Pac-12 series thus far, with just one week left, and winning its first ever Pac-12 title, the Ducks stand as top three contenders.
Arizona State rose to familiar standings at No. 3 in the rankings after sweeping Cal, while Arizona has lost eight of its last nine games and fell off the rankings.
The Utes showed what they've had all season-long, will-power, and took down No. 5 Arizona State in the first two games, proving that they're in the Pac-12 to play and stay.
No. 7 Oregon, which surprisingly isn't ranked higher in the Poll, took its series against Arizona with a no-hitter and a perfect game.
No. 7 Oregon won five of six games, earned season-high in hits and senior All-American Jessica Moore threw to more milestones for the Ducks, while Washington won all six and played to school history in its series against UCLA.
Arizona State earned its second Pac-12 series win in as many weeks and Utah gained its first victory in 10 games.
Pac-12 play began this past weekend and Cal and Oregon opened big, with Cal senior Jolene Henderson making history on the mound.
Pac-12 softball teams are ready for conference play.
Arizona State's Clint Myers and Stanford's John Rittman earn major accomplishments in their respective careers.
In Pac-12 softball, Arizona State earned its best start of the year, while Cal, Oregon, Washington and Utah are all on a streaks.
No. 3 Arizona State earned two walk-off wins at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, where many other Pac-12 teams earned shutouts and sweeps.
Arizona State dominated as it hosted the Littlewood Classic this past weekend and is on its run to its best start since 2006.
In our Pac-12 softball recap, the Arizona State Sun Devils keep on moving up while the Oregon Ducks and the California Golden Bears take a slide.
The California Golden Bears, Arizona State Sun Devils and Oregon Ducks figure to have the best chance to win the College World Series next season.
The Pac-12 had 88 medalists and 50 golds awarded at the 2012 London Games. The SEC and Big Ten had 88 medals combined, and the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 had 50 gold medals combined.
The USC Trojans won the Pac-12 medal count at the London Olympic Games, beating out the California Golden Bears and Stanford Cardinal. Washington and UCLA came up next, while Arizona, ASU and Oregon all did win at least one gold.
The USC Trojans are going to win the overall Pac-12 athlete medal count at the 2012 London Olympic games, with Bay Area rivals Stanford and Cal tied for second and Washington and UCLA close behind.
The Olympic medal count has the Stanford Cardinal leading the Pac-12 with 13 gold medals and 2 bronzes, the USC Trojans with the most medals overall at 17, and Cal with 16 medals, including 11 golds. UCLA has six gold medals, Washington nine overall.
Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Misty May-Treanor threepeated with gold medals at Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012. Walsh-Jennings could return for Rio 2016, but it'll be with a new partner.
The United States women's water polo team goes for gold with a dozen Pac-12 athletes. Five are from Stanford, three from USC, two from Cal and two from UCLA.
Kerri Walsh-Jennings of Stanford along with Misty May-Treanor of Long Beach State faces Jennifer Kessy and April Ross of USC in the women's beach volleyball final.
The Pac-12 has won 17 gold medals individually, with Cal claiming eight, USC four, Stanford three, Arizona two, and Washington one.