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At this point, only two or three Pac-12 basketball teams look worthy of being in NCAAs

Nearing the midpoint of the season, there are still plenty of games left, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult for the Pac-12 to change what looks to be a slim number of teams advancing to the NCAA tournament.

By now you’ve heard the Pac-12 performed a historically spectacular pratfall in college football bowl games.

Utah produced the lone victory in the conference’s dismal 1-8 performance — the worst postseason record by a league — that has many contemplating how the Pac-12 can restore a product that pales in comparison to the rest of the major conferences.

Meanwhile, the situation isn’t as dire on the men’s basketball side of things, but the Pac-12 didn’t exactly set itself up for success in March following a mediocre showing in nonconference matchups.