Pac-12 Men's Basketball Weekly Rundown

The second annual Pac-12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge will take place this Sunday, Dec. 18 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The quadruple-header will feature two men’s and two women's games with all contests to air on ESPN or ESPN2.

Stanford, USC, Arizona and Baylor are playing in a quadrupleheader. The games will air on ESPN or ESPN2.

There are three Pac-12 teams in the top 20, four in top 30 and seven in Top 75. The Pac 12 is in good position for the NCAA postseason.

NET Top 20 teams are tied for the most nationally with the Big 12, Big Ten and SEC. Four NET Top 30 teams is tied with Big12, the SEC and Big 10. Seven NET Teams in Top 75 are also tied.

This week's schedule includes six Power Conference and AP Top 25 opponents. Pac-12 has nine wins against Power 6 Conference opponents so far this season. The league has 10 teams ranked in the top 70 in KenPom Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. Arizona has the most efficient offense in college basketball. The Pac 12 has eight additional Power conferences remaining.

#16 UCLA plays #20 Maryland, #16 UVA vs. #13 Kentucky, #6 Tennessee vs Arizona, STANFORD vs Texas, WASHINGTON vs., #11 Baylor, UTAH vs, BYU and California vs Santa Clara.

The Pac-12 has won nine Power 6 games this season. The conference has eight more Power Conference opportunities remaining.

The Pac-12 has five teams in the top 70 in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency. Arizona has the most efficient offense in America.

Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo are the only teammates to rank 1-2 in both scoring and rebounding among 32 NCAA Division I conferences.

Ballo and Tubelis are the only teammates to rank 1-2 in both scoring and rebounding among 32 NCAA Division I conferences.

Colorado, Arizona, Texas A&M, Utah, Florida, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, UCLA, Montana, and Utah are the preseason favorites in the Pac-12 Conference. Arizona State is the favorite in their conference.