Pac-12 Tournament 2012 Bracket: Seeds, Odds, Matchups and More

The Pac-12 has been a severe disappointment this year and can hardly be considered a “major” conference after their collective performance

Washington actually won the regular season title on a day where they lost and a number of teams just played poorly to close out the campaign.

There are exactly zero teams that are a shoo-in to make the Big Dance from this conference, which is why the Pac-12 tournament is going to be so important.

Let’s take a look at who earned the top seeds, some interesting early matchups and the odds for each team to win it all.

Bracket, Dates, Start Times and TV Schedule

Tournament Schedule

Time (PST)

Venue

Watch

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
GAME 01: (8) Washington St. vs. (9) Oregon St.	12:00 p.m.	STAPLES Center	FOX Sports Net
GAME 02: (5) UCLA vs. (12) USC	02:30 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN
GAME 03: (7) Stanford vs. (10) Arizona St.	06:00 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN
GAME 04: (6) Colorado vs. (11) Utah	08:30 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN

THURSDAY, MARCH 8
GAME 05: No. 8/9 vs. (1) Washington	12:00 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN
GAME 06: No. 5/12 vs. (4) Arizona	02:30 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN
GAME 07: No. 7/10 vs. (2) California	06:00 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN
GAME 08: No. 6/11 vs. (3) Oregon	08:30 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN

FRIDAY, MARCH 9
GAME 09: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner	06:00 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN
GAME 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner	08:30 p.m.	STAPLES	FSN

SATURDAY, MARCH 10
GAME 11: Pac-12 Championship	03:00 p.m.	STAPLES	CBS

 

Teams To Watch

California

Cal has had an up-and-down season and needs to get back on track in this tournament.

They did some work against Oregon and Washington during the regular season, going 3-0 against the “best” of the conference.

However, they didn’t accomplish much outside of the Pac-12, and their best win victory came against Weber State.

They can’t afford an early exit if they want an at-large bid.

Washington

By winning the regular season title, the Huskies have positioned themselves nicely to be awarded a spot in the NCAA tournament on Selection Sunday.

Their body of work is just poor besides capturing the anemic Pac-12 title, and they’ll need to pick up some nice wins this week.

Expect them to do so because of their bye and No. 1 seeding.

Oregon

This team has the most momentum and has won 11 of their past 14 games.

That’s great, but they haven’t beaten anyone of note and are 0-5 on the season against top-50 RPI teams.

The Ducks will need to prove themselves in this competition to go dancing.

Odds

*Official Lines Not Yet Out, Will Be Updated When Available

Contenders

California – 3/1

Arizona – 5/1

Washington – 2/1

Oregon – 4/1

Long Shots

UCLA – 7/1

Stanford – 10/1

Colorado – 14/1

Oregon State  - 15/1

Washington State – 20/1

USC – 22/1

Arizona State – 22/1

Utah – 30/1

Prediction

The Cal Bears are the best team in this weak field and should be able to win it all.

Washington is overrated and will be knocked out earlier than expected, leaving the tournament to be decided between the Bears and the Oregon Ducks.