The previous version of the Pac-12 was a mediocre basketball conference, perhaps not even as strong and the next edition.

While the league went most of the season without a true powerhouse team, the games were competitive night in and night out.

In the very recent past, the NCAA Tournament selection committee would seek to avoid having Oregon face Arizona in the second round of March Madness ...

For the previous 12 years, once Arizona completed its regular season schedule it turned its attention to Las Vegas, site of the Pac-12 Tournament. But those days are gone, and instead the Wildcats ...