LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Pac-12 Tournament starts Wednesday with four first-round games. The four games on Thursday kick off the conference's bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
No. 3 UCLA, No. 5 Oregon and No. 7 Arizona each get a bye into the quarterfinals along The Strip, kicking off a stretch of three games in three days for an eventual champion that will have a strong case for the top seed in the West Regional.
"I think whoever wins the tournament will be a 1 or a 2 in the West depending on how Gonzaga does," Oregon coach Dana Altman said.