Tonight’s prime-time Pac-12 matchup has big implications, with the conference regular season title still in play. Coming into tonight’s meet, California is currently one of two undefeated teams left in the conference, boasting an impressive 3-0-2 record, while the Red Rocks are sitting pretty at 3-1. Assuming Utah wins this matchup, the Red Rocks will go into the lead for the regular season title. If Cal wins, the only thing standing in the way of the regular season title is next week’s matchup against Washington. Though if this season’s Pac-12 regular season has indicated anything, it’s not to count out the possibility of a tie to spice things up.
This meet also has national implications, with the Red Rocks and the Golden Bears being separated by only .075 in NQS rankings. While the afternoon session of Pac-12 championships is a sure thing for both teams, heading into the postseason in the top four is a priority for both teams.
Utah does have one major hurdle to get over to keep its top four standing, the loss of star contributor Grace McCallum. The Red Rocks have struggled to breach the mid-197 range since the sophomore went down with a knee injury, and if the past few weeks have proved anything, any team looking to be top-four material needs to be…
