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5. Arizona Wildcats. Arizona returned to the top of the Pac-12, although they didn’t have exactly the most convincing wins this week against Cal and Stanford. They have two gimmee wins up in Washington this week before a huge battle looms with USC and UCLA.
6. UCLA Bruins. The Bruins got a huge victory against Oregon to even the series and ease their bleeding in conference play. If they can beat Arizona in Tucson, the path to the Pac-12 title is right there for them.
7. Oregon Ducks. Oregon slipped up with a crucial defeat against UCLA, which could really set back their Pac-12 title chances. Good news: Only two of their final five games are against tournament-caliber teams, and those two sit on the bubble.
Receiving votes: USC Trojans. USC is obviously the weakest of all the squads in terms of tournament resume, particularly in Pac-12 play. But a few wins to close the season is all they need for the Dance.
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RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | Prev |
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RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | Prev |
1 | Gonzaga (60) | 1,620 | 26-0 | 1 |
2 | Villanova (5) | 1,564 | 24-2 | 2 |
3 | Kansas | 1,493 | 22-3 | 3 |
4 | Baylor | 1,394 | 22-3 | 6 |
5 | Arizona | 1,301 | 23-3 | 9 |
6 | UCLA | 1,276 | 23-3 | 10 |
7 | Oregon | 1,229 | 22-4 | 5 |
8 | Louisville | 1,204 | 20-5 | 4 |
9 | West Virginia | 1,012 | 20-5 | 13 |
10 | North Carolina | 1,005 | 21-5 | 8 |
11 | Wisconsin | 868 | 21-4 | 7 |
12 | Duke | 857 | 20-5 | 18 |
13 | Kentucky | 854 | 20-5 | 15 |
14 | Virginia | 825 | 18-6 | 12 |
15 | Florida | 717 | 20-5 | 17 |
16 | Purdue | 682 | 20-5 | 16 |
17 | Florida State | 665 | 21-5 | 14 |
18 | Cincinnati | 634 | 22-3 | 11 |
19 | SMU | 415 | 22-4 | 25 |
20 | Creighton | 298 | 21-4 | 23 |
21 | South Carolina | 296 | 20-5 | 19 |
22 | Saint Mary's (Cal) | 269 | 22-3 | 20 |
23 | Maryland | 136 | 21-4 | 21 |
24 | Butler | 129 | 19-6 | 22 |
25 | Notre Dame | 122 | 19-7 | NR |