Last season, the Utah Utes and Stanford Cardinal stood at the top of the Pac-12 conference before Washington State had a magical run in the Pac-12 tournament and bested UCLA in the championship game. Now, sadly, the Pac-12 is in its final hour, but we’re going to have one more season of basketball before we say goodnight to #Pac12AfterDark for good.
Here’s how Pac-12 coaches expect the conference to shake out in 2023-24:
1. Utah
2. UCLA
3. Stanford
4. Colorado
5. Washington State
6. USC
7. Arizona
8. Oregon
9. Washington
10. Oregon State
11. California
12. Arizona State
And here are our thoughts on the class of the conference—Utah, UCLA and Stanford—and the other tiers of Pac-12 teams:
Utah
Finishing at the top of the Pac-12 and making it to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to LSU by just three points, the Utes are back and as good as ever. They have all starters returning, along with the majority of their core players. Utah won’t just be expected to compete in the Pac-12, they’ll be on the short list of teams that can win it all. To make that leap, they’ll be…
