If you can get at least half of your teams into the NCAA Tournament, that should be considered a good year for your conference.
The Pac-12, which has had mixed results this decade, is currently flirting with that half-the-league mark as conference play begins Thursday.
Of course, it is only late December, so bracketology will be ever-changing as we march towards March, but for now, the league has collectively put itself in a good position for a bunch of NCAA Tournament bids. That’s all anyone can ask to this point.
The skinny: If the NCAA Tournament were seeded right now, Arizona is in line for a top-4 seed, but the Wildcats do not have any real notable wins to speak of.