PHOENIX — The Pac-12 has gone through a couple of rough seasons the past few years. The conference went 0 for 3 in the in 2018 NCAA Tournament and last year looked like it may have only one team in the bracket of 68 before the selection committee pushed three through.
This season, the Pac may be back.
Bolstered by loaded teams at the top and with depth nearly all the way through, the Pac-12 is poised to be among college basketball’s elite conferences again as the season turns to league play this week.
“There are times when we’ve had a very good upper tier or couple of teams that really could challenge deep into the NCAA Tournament, but maybe the bottom team or a couple teams at the bottom almost acted as an anchor against all of us,” Arizona coach Sean Miller said.