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How to watch the Pac-12 Basketball Championships [UPDATE]

March is here. It’s time for Madness.

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The Pac-12 Basketball Championships are tipping off on Thursday and we’ve got you covered on how to watch each and every game from the women’s and men’s brackets as well as the opening round pairings, seedings and everything else available.

The Women’s Bracket

Update: The Oregon Ducks are the Pac-12 Champions, downing Stanford, 89-56 in dominant fashion!


Update: No. 1 Oregon defeated No. 4 Arizona, 88-70 and advanced to the Championship.

Update: No. 3 Stanford defeated No. 2 UCLA, 67-51 to set up a Championship meeting with Oregon.

The Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Championship will air on ESPN2 at 5:00 p.m. PT.


Update: No. 4 Arizona defeated No. 12 Cal, 86-73 to move on to the semifinals.

Update: No. 1 Oregon defeated No. 8 Utah, 78-59 to advance to the semifinals.

Update: No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 7 USC, 73-66 and moved on to the semifinals.

Update: No. 3 Stanford defeated No. 6 Oregon State, 68-57, heading to the semifinals.

The semifinals are set with No. 1 Oregon taking on No. 4 Arizona will air on the Pac-12 Network on Saturday, March 7 at 6:00 p.m. PT.

The other semifinal match between No. 2 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford will air on the Pac-12 Network on Saturday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. PT.


Update: No. 12 Cal defeated No. 5 Arizona State, 71-67 and will play No. 4 Arizona on Friday, March 6 at 11:30 a.m. PT (and will be broadcast here).

Update: No. 8 Utah beat No. 9 Washington, 72-63 and will play No. 1 Oregon on Friday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. PT (and will be broadcast here).

Update: No. 7 USC won against No. 10 Colorado, 69-54 and now will play No. 2 UCLA on Friday, March 6 at 6:00 p.m. PT (and will be broadcast here).

Update: No. 6 Oregon State cruised by No. 11 Washington State, 82-55 and will now play No. 3 Stanford on Friday, March 6 at 8:30 p.m. PT (and will be broadcast here).


No. 12 Cal vs No. 5 Arizona State on Thursday, March 5 at 11:30 a.m. PT
The winner plays No. 4 Arizona on Friday, March 6 at 11:30 a.m. PT (and will be broadcast here).

How to watch: The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.

No. 9 Washington vs No. 8 Utah on Thursday March 5 at 2:00 p.m. PT
The winner plays No. 1 Oregon on Friday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. PT(and will be broadcast here).

How to watch: The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.

No. 10 Colorado vs No. 7 USC on Thursday, March 5 at 6:00 p.m. PT
The winner plays No. 2 UCLA on Friday, March 6 at 6:00 p.m. PT (and will be broadcast here).

How to watch: The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.

No. 11 Washington State vs No. 6 Oregon State on Thursday, March 5 at 8:30 p.m. PT
The winner plays No. 3 Stanford on Friday, March 6 at 8:30 p.m. PT (and will be broadcast here).

How to watch: The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.

The semifinal matchups between Arizona / the winner of Cal vs ASU and Oregon / the winner of Washington vs Utah will also air on the Pac-12 Network on Saturday, March 7 at 6:00 p.m. PT.

The semifinal matchups between UCLA / the winner of Colorado vs USC and Stanford / the winner of Washington State vs Oregon State will also air on the Pac-12 Network on Saturday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. PT.

The Women’s Pac-12 Championship game will air on ESPN2 on Friday, Sunday 8 at 5:00 p.m. PT.

The Men’s Bracket

Update: The tournament field is set and the matchups are as follows:

No. 8 Oregon State vs No. 9 Utah — Wednesday, March 11 at 12:00 p.m. PT

No. 5 Arizona vs No. 12 Washington — Wednesday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. PT

No. 7 Stanford vs No. 10 California — Wednesday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. PT

No. 6 Colorado vs No. 11 Washington State — Wednesday, March 11 at 8:30 p.m. PT

No. 1 Oregon will play the winner of Oregon State vs Utah on Thursday, March 12

No. 4 USC will play the winner of Arizona vs Washington on Thursday, March 12

No. 2 UCLA will play the winner of Stanford vs Cal on Thursday, March 12

No. 3 Arizona State will play the winner of Colorado vs Washington State on Thursday, March 12


The Men’s Tournament is scheduled to begin next Wednesday, March 11 and while seedings are still being decided, here is the format for next week’s action:

First round — Wednesday, March 11

Game 1: No. 8 seed vs No. 9 seed (12:00 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network)
Game 2: No. 5 seed vs No. 12 seed (2:30 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network
Game 3: No. 7 seed vs No. 10 seed (6:00 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network)
Game 4: No. 6 seed vs No. 11 seed (8:30 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network)

Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12

Game 5: No. 1 seed vs Game 1 winner (12:00 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network)
Game 6: No. 4 seed vs Game 2 winner (2:30 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network)
Game 7: No. 2 seed vs Game 3 winner (6:00 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network)
Game 8: No. 3 seed vs Game 4 winner (8:30 p.m. PT on FS1)

Semifinals — Friday, March 13

Semifinal 1: Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner (6:00 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network)
Semifinal 2: Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner (8:30 p.m. PT on FS1)

Final — Saturday, March 14

Pac-12 Championship Game: Semifinal 1 winner vs Semifinal 2 winner (7:30 p.m. PT on FS1)

*We’ll be updating the seeds in the Men’s bracket above once they’re announced.*

Who do you think wins the women’s championship? Is it Oregon’s to lose?