(02-23-2020, 03:21 PM)2006alum Wrote: 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?
If we win out in the dessert, the UCLA loss today means we get the number 2 seed no matter what happens to OSU-Cal. And we're also #2 even if we win all three remaining games. The key is to take at least 2 of the last 3, no matter who it is we beat. As for OSU and where they get seeded, I hope we can avoid them. I really fear seeing OSU again in the tournament. As Tara said many years ago, beating the same team 3 times in a season is very difficult. And neither of the 1st two wins were easy or pretty.