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I'mm'a just open this up here for general Pac-12 discussion. Gab away, fellow left coasters.

Also, since I'm already posting here, I wanna take this opportunity to throw down a marker about some bee ess I noticed on the most recent Bracketology projection...

http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology

I know it's just Charlie Creme and what he projects is ultimately immaterial, but I'm *really* not a big fan of him shipping the top-ranked Pac team (in this projection, a 2-seed UCLA) out to the Bridgeport bracket, while simultaneously slotting the third-ranked Pac team (4-seed Stanford) into the Stockton regional. Whoever ends up being the top team in the Pac (be it UCLA, or Cal, or Washington, or whoever) should be rewarded with a placement in Stockton, not air-mailed out to friggin' Bridgeport.

As far as my Bruins go, I can tell you that I'd *much* rather they be a 3 or even 4 seed in Stockton than a 2 seed in Bridgeport.

So let's not see any more of that, Charlie (nor from y'all, tourney committee folks). Come tourney time, the best western team-- whoever it ends up being-- deserves to stay in the West. If Stanford is that team, fine, put 'em in Stockton. But if the class of the Pac turns out to be the Huskies or the Bruins or the Beavs or whoever, Stockton oughtta be their destination.

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[cthskzfn]

Ok, I'll start.

Ole Miss spanks Oregon, 83-67.

I figured the Ducks might be road weary, so stayed away.

Or, maybe the SEC is better than the PAC-12.

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[myrtle]

I agree the best team in the PAC should be slotted in Stockton. At this point, it's pretty hard to tell who that will be, though UCLA is definitely high on the list. I would love to see UCLA as a #2 in Stockton.

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[ClayK]

Note that Oregon freshman Sabrina Ionescu only played seven minutes in the loss to Ole Miss. She has a bad thumb, and obviously couldn't go…

Since the career record for triple doubles is seven, and she has two in her first nine games, obviously her loss is pretty important.

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[Nixtreefan]

May come down to buckaroos, UCLA doesn't exactly pack them in, thats why they changed the tournament to Seattle.

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IMNSHO, Charlie Creme is an idiot. But that's just my personal opinion. I'm with Howee, I don't think he watches a whole lot of games either, at least not at this point in the season.

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[ArtBest23]

You might prefer that, but I don't think that's how the selection committee works. If they have UCLA as a 2 seed, and they're the fourth 2 seed, then they will end up farthest from home of the 2 seeds, and that may put them in Bridgeport.

I don't think I've never heard of them dropping a team to a lower seed just so they can play closer to home.

It might be more advantageous, but I don't think that's how it works.

I'm sure no one wants to go play UConn on one of UConn's home courts. But someone has to. And whoever is the 2 seed there is probably going to have won or finished 2nd in their conference. They're not going to upgrade a 5 seed to the 2 seed spot just to make the real 2 seed happy.

[IM in OC]

If there is any year in the next few that i wouldnt mind going to Bridgeport its this year.

As for the post about UCLA not packing them in and thats why they we nt to Seattle. If they are referring to the Pac 12 Tournament it was previously at USC, not UCLA..
I previously had season tickets to USC, and i had no problem saying hello to the 20 to 25 regulars who attended the games.

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[Nixtreefan]

OK I will take the UC off. LA doesn't exactly pack them in

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Getting back to the PAC12, I don't know which is the best or worst conference but after having the PACNetwork for 2 years I enjoy watching PAC12 BB much much more than SEC basketball.

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[Howee]

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming:

So, Colorado and Utah remain undefeated. Neither playing the toughest slate in the PAC 12, but CO did have a nice win over KY. Anybody here see either team making it to the Conference Tourney semis or better?

And now, another diversion:

Today, Dec. 17, Tennessee, Rutgers and Dayton are ALL at the very bottom of their respective conferences. Just an odd-but-shocking bit o' trivia.

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[Kailapea]

Here's a PAC 12 observation that I don't get..... You have schools like UW, SC who are running through the preseason and UW is ranked 11 (and likely to jump over Stanford and UCLA since they both lost).. But why? What do the powers that be, base their opinions on when voting? Neither, aforementioned) team has played and beat anyone noteworthy. I mean UW is steamrolling teams, which is easy when you are playing the likes of Cal State Northiridge, Seattle, Portland et al.

SC (who has received some votes) is the same.... Blasting teams but for the most part, a pretty weak preseason and they LOST to UNLV!

I guess my question is why aren't the opponents factored in when ranking teams?

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