How sad is the Pac-12

[Wildcatclone24]

It was supposed to be the greatest conference ever assembled.... Then a bottom feeder big 12 team wins the conference tourney the first year... lol

 

[awd4cy]

Well to be fair Colorado was not a bottom feeder when they left the Big 12. Last year they finished 5th in the Big 12. Still, I agree that the Pac 12 is an embarrassment.

 

[Messi]

agree that the Pac-12 is a joke but I was very happy to see Colorado make it to the dance this year seeing as they got the shaft of a lifetime last season

 

[cyclonedave25]

The Pac 12 sucks, no other way around it.
I think I saw someplace that Pac 12 teams are 1-31 against non conference RPI top 50 teams.

 

[AirWalke]

agree that the Pac-12 is a joke but I was very happy to see Colorado make it to the dance this year seeing as they got the shaft of a lifetime last season

This..

 

[jaretac]

Yeah the Pac12 sucks, still Colorado winning it is not surprising. They had been nothing for years and suddenly last year they finished 5th in the Big 12. I expected them to continue to improve.

 

[CyBroncos]

The Pac 12 is so pathetic that the regular season conference champion (Washington) is on the bubble and might not get in

 

[Wildcatclone24]

Yeah I guess i do remember them being decent last year. generally they are not that good though. But I'm glad they won it. kind of makes the big 12 look better.

 

[Doc]

The Pac 12 sucks, no other way around it.
I think I saw someplace that Pac 12 teams are 1-31 against non conference RPI top 50 teams.

It's RPI Top 30 teams. The Pac-12 is bad, but not THAT bad. Lower level teams from the Pac-12 actually beat Texas and NC State in the preseason

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

It's RPI Top 30 teams. The Pac-12 is bad, but not THAT bad. Lower level teams from the Pac-12 actually beat Texas and NC State in the preseason

That's still pretty bad...

 

[alarson]

Its pretty funny how quickly the pac went from obscurity, to huge 'powerhouse' conference during realignment that everyone wanted to be in, to obscurity again.

 

[jaretac]

Its pretty funny how quickly the pac went from obscurity, to huge 'powerhouse' conference during realignment that everyone wanted to be in, to obscurity again.

Did anyone really expect anything different? They still are on the west coast where people seem to care less about collage sports. Too much public lands out here for people to go do things in without driving a long ways.

 

[cyclonedave25]

It's RPI Top 30 teams. The Pac-12 is bad, but not THAT bad. Lower level teams from the Pac-12 actually beat Texas and NC State in the preseason

The Pac 12 really is that bad.
Their only lock for the tourney is the Pac 12 tournament champion. MVC and A-10 conferences are better than them.
Lower level MVC teams also beat us in the non-conference. What does it mean? Nothing.

 

[Cincyclone]

It's RPI Top 30 teams. The Pac-12 is bad, but not THAT bad. Lower level teams from the Pac-12 actually beat Texas and NC State in the preseason

The Pac 12 really is that bad. Their only lock for the tourney is the Pac 12 tournament champion. MVC and A-10 conferences are better than them.Lower level MVC teams also beat us in the non-conference. What does it mean? Nothing.

Cal is pretty close to a lock as well. It would be a big surprise if they were left out.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Cal is pretty close to a lock as well. It would be a big surprise if they were left out.

If they didn't have such a **** schedule, they'd be a lock right now. I think their SOS is in the 90's.
They'll probably get in, but they aren't a lock by any means.

 

[Nihawk]

PAC 12 is down and the flavor of the day seems to be bashing it, but I would still rather see
a conf. champ like Wash. in tourney than a team like Seton Hall that did not finish .500 in their conf.

 

[HOTDON]

Still don't understand how they can't breed any kind of basketball culture at this point considering how relevant the conference is in football. The SEC has a drop off between the two sports, but nothing like the PAC 12.

 

[jdoggivjc]

PAC 12 is down and the flavor of the day seems to be bashing it, but I would still rather see
a conf. champ like Wash. in tourney than a team like Seton Hall that did not finish .500 in their conf.

I'd rather see Northwestern end their string of irrelevancy than either Washington or Seton Hall get in. Yeah, I just said that.

 

[norseclone]

It's RPI Top 30 teams. The Pac-12 is bad, but not THAT bad. Lower level teams from the Pac-12 actually beat Texas and NC State in the preseason

No. It's (or at least was) the RPI top 50.

Pac-12 tournament primer - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
From the article:

This year was the first in the new-look Pac-12's existence, and it was totally deserving of a mulligan: As of Tuesday, the Pac-12 was a combined 1-30 against the RPI top 50 in 2012, with the only win coming over RPI inflation case Colorado State, which Stanford beat all the way back on Nov. 15.

Texas and NC State have moved into the top 50 (48th and 49th respectively) as a result of conference tournament results. But as of the end of the regular season, the Pac12 had only one top 50 win.

 

[Doc]

No. It's (or at least was) the RPI top 50.

Pac-12 tournament primer - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
From the article:


Texas and NC State have moved into the top 50 (48th and 49th respectively) as a result of conference tournament results. But as of the end of the regular season, the Pac12 had only one top 50 win.

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