The PAC-12 announced the weekly schedule pairings for the 2017-18 men’s basketball season this week. In conference play, Stanford is paired with Cal and the Bay Area rivals are pitted off against another pair of Pac-12 foes each week (except for when they play each other).
The first two weeks will take place in Maples before Stanford students return from Winter break. Unfortunately, these games will feature the other three California teams. They’re all schools whose fans figure to travel decently well.
With the schedule released, let’s take a cursory look at how the teams shape up.