[81alum]

Write up done at the top.

This loss did not end our season, but it made it much, much harder for us to reach the limited goals of winning the Pac 12 and hosting the NCAAs. 

So, if UCLA beats Oregon (and Tara has already predicted an Oregon win) there would be a three way tie and I guess we still get the top Pac 12 seed in such a tie.  But playing at home and with the league title on the line, I'm inclined to agree with Tara.  However, keep in mind that Oregon has to go on the road and play at ASU the next week.  UCLA has Colorado and Utah at home, so it is highly unlikely that they will lose a game after they are finished with Oregon.  This thing could come down to the last weekend.

So we need either UCLA or ASU to beat Oregon for us to get the top seed in the Pac 12 tourney.  It is practically impossible now for us to win the Pac 12 regular season outright, but quite possible for us to share it with Oregon, or UCLA, or both.  If I had to predict the most likely outcome--we get the second seed and have to play UCLA in the semifinals, provided we get there of course.  In one way that could be good--if we beat both UCLA and Oregon in the Pac 12 tournament it would dramatically enhance our NCAA seed, as well as keeping us from getting that nasty 10th loss on the season that has Chimera worried.

My guess is that the reveal on Monday will give have UCLA, Oregon, and Oregon State hosting and us not hosting, given OSU's big win and our big loss.  That could be reversed if we beat a couple of them in the Pac 12 tournament.  My guess is that the Pac 12 tournament will have the effect of determining which Pac 12 teams get to host in the NCAAs.

[81alum]

Write up done at the top.

This loss did not end our season, but it made it much, much harder for us to reach the limited goals of winning the Pac 12 and hosting the NCAAs. 

So, if UCLA beats Oregon (and Tara has already predicted an Oregon win) there would be a three way tie and I guess we still get the top Pac 12 seed in such a tie.  But playing at home and with the league title on the line, I'm inclined to agree with Tara.  However, keep in mind that Oregon has to go on the road and play at ASU the next week.  UCLA has Colorado and Utah at home, so it is highly unlikely that they will lose a game after they are finished with Oregon.  This thing could come down to the last weekend.

So we need either UCLA or ASU to beat Oregon for us to get the top seed in the Pac 12 tourney.  It is practically impossible now for us to win the Pac 12 regular season outright, but quite possible for us to share it with Oregon, or UCLA, or both.  If I had to predict the most likely outcome--we get the second seed and have to play UCLA in the semifinals, provided we get there of course.  In one way that could be good--if we beat both UCLA and Oregon in the Pac 12 tournament it would dramatically enhance our NCAA seed, as well as keeping us from getting that nasty 10th loss on the season that has Chimera worried.

My guess is that the reveal on Monday will give have UCLA, Oregon, and Oregon State hosting and us not hosting, given OSU's big win and our big loss.  That could be reversed if we beat a couple of them in the Pac 12 tournament.  My guess is that the Pac 12 tournament will have the effect of determining which Pac 12 teams get to host in the NCAAs.