The previous version of the Pac-12 was a mediocre basketball conference, perhaps not even as strong and the next edition.

The Wildcats swept the Ducks in the regular season in 2023-24 — their last season in the Pac-12 — but lost to Oregon 67-59 in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. Since taking over at Arizona in 2021, ...

The Wildcats won the Pac-12 Tournament champion in 2022 and 2023. The Big 12 figures to get at least seven teams — Houston, Texas Tech, Arizona, Iowa State, BYU, Kansas and Baylor — and ...

“Regular season counts, but at the end of the day we wanted to win a Pac-12 Championship ... to N’Faly Dante’s dunk over Kriisa in 2023 and Payton Pritchard’s career-high 38 points ...

The new Pac-12 beat the old Pac-12 on Selection ... consecutive years and was the national runner-up in 2023. Colorado State is in the tournament for the third time in the past four years.