[2006alum]

Pending the results of OSU-Cal, even assuming we lose to Oregon tomorrow, we're in line for a number 2 seed in the PAC-12 tournament with a desert sweep. One of two gets us third place. Lose both and we are in fourth. At stake is avoiding Oregon until the finals (so 2 or 3 seed is desirable), and, more marginally, avoiding the #6 team in the quarterfinals. The top half of the PAC-12 is stacked, so regardless of whether it's ASU or OSU that ends up 6th, it'd probably(?) be better to face U$C. On the other hand, they've looked much, much better recently, and multiple wins in the PAC-12 would be essential for U$C to be in the running for an NCAA bid, so maybe you take the devil you know over the one you don't?

[2006alum]

Pending the results of OSU-Cal, even assuming we lose to Oregon tomorrow, we're in line for a number 2 seed in the PAC-12 tournament with a desert sweep. One of two gets us third place. Lose both and we are in fourth. At stake is avoiding Oregon until the finals (so 2 or 3 seed is desirable), and, more marginally, avoiding the #6 team in the quarterfinals. The top half of the PAC-12 is stacked, so regardless of whether it's ASU or OSU that ends up 6th, it'd probably(?) be better to face U$C. On the other hand, they've looked much, much better recently, and multiple wins in the PAC-12 would be essential for U$C to be in the running for an NCAA bid, so maybe you take the devil you know over the one you don't?