Oregon begins a quick two-game home stand against two of the favorites in the Big West Conference. First up is UC Irvine on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
THE STARTING FIVE
1 - UC Irvine will be the fourth 2015 NCAA Tournament team the Ducks will play during the non-conference season. The others are Baylor (W), Valparaiso (W) and Boise State (L). This is the third straight season that Oregon and UC Irvine will play each other.
2 - RPI SOS. Oregon is currently No. 23 in the ESPN RPI and 36th in the CBSSports index. Beginning with UC Irvine (72) and Long Beach State (82) this week, 21 of Oregon’s remaining 23 games are against teams currently in ESPN’s top 100 RPI.