Wednesday, March 7, 2018

2018 Pac-12 Tournament Predictions

Here are my predictions for the Pac-12 tournament. The tournament will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Oaradise, Nevada.

First Round
3/7- (9) Arizona State (20-10; 8-10) vs (8) Colorado (16-14; 8-10)- 3:00, Pac-12N: The Sun Devils need this game to ensure themselves a lock for the tournament and I'm going to say they get the job done.
Prediction: Arizona State

3/7- (12) California (8-23; 2-16) vs (5) Stanford (17-14; 11-7)- 5:30, Pac-12N: The Cardinal can use a few wins and maybe they'll sneak into the field.
Prediction: Stanford

3/7- (10) Oregon State (15-15; 7-11) vs (7) Washington (20-10; 10-8)- 9:00, Pac-12N: The Huskies need to win this game (and possibly another one) if they want an at-large bid and I'm going to say they win this one.
Prediction: Washington

3/7- (11) Washington State (12-18; 4-14) vs (6) Oregon (20-11; 10-8)- 11:30, Pac-12N: This should be an easy win for the Ducks, who need to steal a few games if they want to steal an at-large bid.
Prediction: Oregon

Quarterfinals
3/8- (9) Arizona State vs (1) Arizona (24-7; 14-4)- 3:00, Pac-12N: This is a fun in-state rivalry and the Wildcats are just the better team led by DeAndre Ayton and Alonzo Trier.
Prediction: Arizona

3/8- (5) Stanford vs (4) UCLA (20-10; 11-7)- 5:30, Pac-12N: This should be considered an elimination game in which the winner goes to the Big Dance and the loser heads to the NIT. I'm going to say the Bruins, led by Aaron Holliday move on to the semis.
Prediction: UCLA

3/8- (7) Washington vs (2) USC (21-10; 12-6)- 9:00, Pac-12N: I wouldn't consider this an elimination game because I believe both of these teams are in the field (although you can make a case it is one). The Huskies arguably have a better resume than the Trojans from a non-conference standpoint, but give me the Trojans in a super close one and I say the both teams end up making it if the Trojans win here.
Prediction: USC

3/8- (6) Oregon vs (3) Utah (19-10; 11-7)- 11:30, FS1: Fascinating matchup between two bubble teams. The winner of this game has a good chance to sneak in as an at-large and I'm going to say it's the Utes, who've been quietly been playing great and knocking off quality teams in the process.
Prediction: Utah

Semifinals
3/9- (4) UCLA vs (1) Arizona- 9:00, Pac-12N: This should be a fun matchup between these two rivals. A ton of talent on both teams, but the Wildcats have the best two players on the court in Ayton and Trier and they will advance to the final.
Prediction: Arizona

3/9- (3) Utah vs (2) USC- 11:30, FS1: If the Utes win this game, they'd certainly be in the field. The Trojans are the more talented team and I think they get the win here as the Utes will be possibly sweating it out on Selection Sunday.
Prediction: USC

Championship
3/10- (2) USC vs (1) Arizona- 10:00, FS1 This should be a fun championship game between two talented teams. The Wildcats are just the better team here and they'll get the auto-bid as the Trojans will settle for an at-large bid.
Prediction: Arizona

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