The non-conference portion of the college basketball season is basically over, with most Pac-12 teams only having 1-2 more games against teams not in the conference remaining.
That gives us a pretty solid picture of which teams in the Pac are real no doubt contenders, and which teams are going to be lucky to secure a spot in the tournament – although UCLA proved last year even a play-in game is good enough to make some real noise in March.
There’s a new No. 1 in the power rankings though, as Arizona took over the top spot from UCLA because of their sparkly 11-0 record, which includes wins over Michigan and Illinois.
All three of Arizona, UCLA, and USC look like legit Final 4 contenders at this stage of the season, but the rest of the conference will be fighting for a chance to even compete in March.
Oregon helped their cause with a hard fought game against Baylor on Saturday, even if the end result was still a loss.
Here is a look at the Pac-12 Power Rankings heading into conference play: