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>> For the 10th time overall, and seventh time in the last eight NCAA Tournaments, at least three Pac-12 teams have advanced to the Sweet 16. Other regional semifinals to include three or more league programs were in 1988 (3), 1992 (3), 2009 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (5), 2018 (4), 2019 (5), 2021 (3) & 2023 (3).
>> The Pac-12’s five teams in the Sweet 16 leads all other conferences.
>> Since 2015-16, the Pac-12 lead all conferences in Sweet 16 appearances (30), non-conference winning percentage (.792), and NCAA Tournament winning percentage (.686).
>> Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer and USC’s Lindsay Gottlieb are finalists for the Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year award.
>> Nine Pac-12 players are Region Five Finalists for the 2024 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America team: Colorado’s Jaylyn Sherrod, Oregon State’s Raegan Beers, Stanford’s Cameron Brink & Kiki Iriafen, UCLA’s Lauren Betts, Charisma Osborne & Kiki Rice, USC’s JuJu Watkins, and Utah’s Alissa Pili.
>> Watkins was also named a finalist for the Wade Trophy, which is presented by the WBCA to the best player in women’s college basketball.
>> Brink and Watkins are both finalists for the 2024 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The award is bestowed to the most outstanding player in women’s and men’s college basketball, and voting is now open here through April 2.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)
Thursday, March 28 | Network | Time | Talent |
No. 2 Toledo at No. 1 Washington State^ | ESPN+ | 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT | Trevor Williams & Stephen Madison |
Friday, March 29 | |||
No. 3 Oregon State vs. No. 2 Notre Dame* (in Albany, NY) | ESPN | 11:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. MT | Pam Ward, Stephanie White & Holly Rowe |
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 3 NC State* (in Portland, Ore.) | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. MT | Courtney Lyle, Carollyn Peck & Brooke Weisbrod |
Saturday, March 30 | |||
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 LSU* (in Albany, NY) | ABC | 10 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. MT | Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe |
No. 5 Colorado vs. No. 1 Iowa* (in Albany, NY) | ABC | 12:30 p.m. PT / 1:30 p.m. MT | Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe |
No. 1 USC vs. No. 5 Baylor* (in Portland, Ore.) | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. MT | Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli & Angel Gray |
NCAA Tournament - Elite 8: March 31 & April 1
WBIT - Semifinals: April 1 at Hinkle Fieldhouse
* NCAA Tournament Game
^ WBIT Game
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
No. 5 Stanford | 15-3 | 30-5 |
No. 3 USC | 13-5 | 28-5 |
No. 6 UCLA | 13-5 | 27-6 |
No. 12 Oregon State | 12-6 | 26-7 |
No. 17 Colorado | 11-7 | 24-9 |
No. 21 Utah | 11-7 | 23-11 |
Arizona | 8-10 | 18-16 |
Washington State | 7-11 | 20-14 |
California | 7-11 | 19-15 |
Washington | 6-12 | 16-15 |
Arizona State | 3-15 | 11-20 |
Oregon | 2-16 | 11-21 |
2023-24 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva
Player of the Week | Freshman of the Week | |
Nov. 13 | Aaronette Vonleh, COLO | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Nov. 20 | Cameron Brink, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Nov. 27 | Cameron Brink, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Dec. 4 | JuJu Watkins, USC | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Dec. 11 | Alissa Pili, UTAH | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Dec. 18 | Kailyn Gilbert, ARIZ | Jenna Villa, WSU |
Dec. 26 | McKenzie Forbes, USC | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Jan. 2 | Jaylyn Sherrod, COLO | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Jan. 8 | Cameron Brink, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Jan. 15 | Raegan Beers, OSU | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Jan. 22 | Kiki Iriafen, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Jan. 29 | Cameron Brink, STAN | Donovyn Hunter, OSU |
Feb. 5 | JuJu Watkins, USC | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Feb. 12 | Raegan Beers, OSU | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Feb. 19 | JuJu Watkins, USC | JuJu Watkins, USC |
Feb. 26 | Esmery Martinez, ARIZ | Jada Williams, ARIZ |
March 4 | Cameron Brink, STAN | JuJu Watkins, USC |