With a record of 20-11 and an RPI of 67 entering this week, there isn't much room for debate. If the Oregon men's basketball team is going to make a fifth straight NCAA Tournament, the Ducks will have to reach Saturday's final of the Pac-12 Tournament, and perhaps even win it.
That's not outside the realm of possibility. The sixth-seeded Oregon men open tournament play in Las Vegas on Wednesday (8:40 p.m., Pac-12 Network) against No. 11 seed Washington State; though the Cougars beat the Ducks just six days prior, WSU is 12-18 overall and went 4-14 in Pac-12 play this season.