With a handful of key players opting to return to school, the conference as a whole got stronger. One of the biggest beneficiaries figures to be Washington, which returns all seven of its leading scorers from last season.
After a brutal winter, the Pac-12 experienced an encouraging spring with seven key players passing on the NBA draft and returning for the 2018-19 season.
Rosters were strengthened both at the top and in the middle, creating the potential for the conference to not only secure a respectable quantity of NCAA berths but also to send multiple teams into the second weekend.