Pac-12 Tournament 2023: Bracket, schedule, scores, groups, seeding format, and extra

The Pac-12 match kicks off on Wednesday, from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Two groups are locks for the match, as UCLA enters the Pac-12 match ranked second within the present AP Top 25, and Arizona checks in ranked eighth.

But whether or not one other staff, or two, joins them within the huge dance can be decided over the subsequent few days.

USC is one staff to observe, because the Trojans completed the 12 months with a 22-9 document (14-6 in convention play, matching Arizona) and USC cut up the season collection with their crosstown rivals, beating UCLA on the finish of January. The Trojans have an interesting pair of guards in Boogie Ellis and Drew Peterson. Ellis averaged 18.1 factors per sport through the common season, and transformed from three-point land at a 39.1% fee. Peterson checks in at 6’9, with the scale of an enormous, however he can create off the dribble and shot 36% from behind the three-point line this season.

Oregon possible wants just a few wins within the Pac-12 match to safe a spot within the huge dance. Dana Altman’s staff completed the 12 months with an 18-13 document, however the Ducks completed with the fourth-best document within the convention, and are coming off three-straight wins to shut out the season. N’Faly Dante is the person within the center for Oregon, because the 6’11 heart averaged 13.5 factors per sport and eight.2 rebounds per sport for the Ducks. Will Richardson begins the offense, because the guard averaged 12.5 factors per sport, and 5.2 assists per sport, this 12 months.

The Arizona Wildcats put up factors in bunches, averaging 83.1 factors per sport, which ranks Arizona fourth within the nation and tops within the convention. They’re led by 6’11 ahead Azuolas Tubelis, a two-time First-Team All-Pac-12 choice. Tubelis is each the highest scorer (19.9 ppg) and the highest rebounder (9.2 rpg) within the convention. Arizona cut up their season collection with UCLA, dropping within the season finale on Saturday.

As for UCLA, the Bruins enter the match the top-ranked staff within the convention, and because the high seed for the Pac-12 match. But they face an enormous query, and that’s how they’ll fare with out Jaylen Clark. Their defensive wizard — Clark averages 2.6 steals per sport and was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year — suffered a lower-leg damage within the season finale in opposition to Arizona, and UCLA coach Mick Cronin introduced on Tuesday that he’ll miss the Pac-12 match. There can be reporting breaking Wednesday that Clark’s season could also be over. The Bruins will flip to fellow guards Jaime Jaquez Jr. (17.5 ppg and the Pac-12 Player of the Year) and Tyger Campbell (12.9 ppg, 4.7 apg) to choose up the slack. Having one of many high defenses within the nation — UCLA allowed simply 60.1 factors per sport this 12 months, sixth-best within the nation — will assist as effectively.

2023 males’s Pac-12 match bracket

2023 males’s Pac-12 match schedule (all occasions Eastern)

March 8 First Round

Game 1: Colorado 74, Washington 68

Game 2: Washington State 69, California 52

Game 3: Stanford 73, Utah 62

Game 4: No. 6 Arizona State vs. No. 11 Oregon State, 11:30 p.m., PAC12

March 9 Quarterfinals

Game 5: No. 9 Colorado vs. No. 1 UCLA, 3 p.m., PAC12

Game 6: No. 5 Washington State vs. No. 4 Oregon, 5:30 p.m., PAC12

Game 7: No. 10 Stanford vs. No. 2 Arizona, 9 p.m., PAC12

Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 3 USC, 11:30 p.m., ESPN

March 10 Semifinals

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 9 p.m., PAC12

Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 11:30 p.m., ESPN

March 11 Championship

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 10:30 p.m., ESPN