Yes, a bunch of Pac-12 teams have excellent recruiting classes in 2022. I would not be suprised if 2022 is the highest ever/best ever recruiting class for the conference as a whole!!! What with UCLA #1, Oregon #2, Oregon State #3, Stanford #5, Arizona #8, Washington #14. Could it be the highest rated Conference wide recruiting class for any conference in college WBB history????
As to your first question, even if the Beavers win out in the regular season, which is unlikely, they still won't be a top 16 team which is required to host. Now, if they performed a miracle and won the Pac-12 Conference tournament, maybe, just maybe they would end up top 16. But that ain't happening.