SEATTLE -- These are indeed heady new days in Pac-12 women's basketball. The tournament championship will be played Sunday at Key Arena and for only the second time in 14 years, Stanford won't be taking the floor.
In fact, on Saturday night, the Cardinal were already at home, braving the rain in the Bay Area rather than an opposing defense in the semifinals. And that has never happened.
After nearly two decades of having Tara VanDerveer's team serving as the standard-bearer, the name brand for an entire coast, the Pac-12's rebranding has become complete over four days in Seattle.