Pac-12 women’s basketball kicks off postseason play Wednesday when 12 teams compete for an NCAA tournament berth at the conference tournament in Las Vegas.
Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay will play host to the event. It is a five-day tournament that ends with a championship game at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Stanford has won three of the past four tournament championships. Here are some pertinent tournament facts, schedule and how to watch:
When: Wednesday through Sunday
Where: Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas
Regular season champion: Stanford and Utah
2022 tournament champion: Stanford
Oregon/OSU in 2022 tournament: No. 8 Oregon State def. No. 9 Arizona State 59-54, lost to No. 1 Stanford 57-44. No. 2 Oregon def. No. 7 UCLA 63-60, lost to No. 6 Utah 80-73.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday first round
No. 5 UCLA (22-8) vs. No. 12 Arizona State (8-19), 12 p.m.
No. 8 Washington (15-13) vs. No. 9 Oregon (16-13), 2:30 p.m.
No. 7 Washington State (19-10) vs. No. 10 California (13-16), 6 p.m.
No. 6 USC (21-8) vs. No. 11 Oregon State (12-17), 8:30 p.m.
Thursday quarterfinals
UCLA-ASU winner vs. No. 4 Arizona (21-8), 12 p.m.
Washington-Oregon winner vs. No. 1 Stanford (27-4), 2:30 p.m.
Washington State-California winner vs. No. 2 Utah (25-3), 6 p.m.
Oregon State-USC winner vs. No. 3 Colorado (22-7), 8:30 p.m.
Friday semifinals: 6 and 8:30 p.m.
Sunday championship: 2 p.m.
TV channel: Pac-12 Network for all games through semifinals; championship game on ESPN2
How to watch live stream online: You can watch this game live for FREE with fuboTV (free trial). You can also get this game on Sling TV (promotional offers) if you are out of fuboTV trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans. You can also watch this match live on Pac-12 Live with your cable or satellite provider login information.
Channel finder, more ways to watch: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast / Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, Cox, DIRECTV, Dish.
NCAA Net rankings: Stanford 3, Utah 7, Oregon 18, Colorado 21, UCLA 25, Arizona 26, USC 31, Washington State 39, Oregon State 57, Washington 70, California 80, Arizona State 114.
Players with Oregon ties (outside of Oregon/OSU): Aaronette Vonleh, West Linn HS (Colorado); Sydney Erikstrup, Beaverton HS (Arizona); Alyson Miura, La Salle Prep (USC); Cameron Brink, Mountainside (Stanford).
Bracketology: The popular ESPN site projects seven Pac-12 teams will qualify for the NCAA tournament. By seeding, it’s Stanford and Utah as 1-seeds, Colorado (4-seed), UCLA (5-seed), Arizona (6-seed), Washington State (10-seed) and USC (10-seed). In addition, Bracketology has Oregon as the first team out, and Washington on the bubble.
Nick Daschel reported from Las Vegas
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