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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 2056517, member: 6927"] All of your points are spot on, IMO. Last year UW had given no indication that they were a threat for a deep run. I think their only significant win before March was UCLA. No doubt Oregon State has struggled more this year than last year, despite achieving the same win-loss record. They have vastly improved since their early loss to Marquette. UCLA now has the second-longest home winning streak in the country (at 20-something, I forget exactly). When they're on, they're a handful, and they seem to always be on at Pauley. The top four Pac-12 teams will be seeded in the low-2 to high-4 seed range, so much like last year it will take at least a mild surprise for any of them to get to the Final Four this year. Stanford, in particular, faces the unenviable task of having to play a true road game in the 2nd round against a very decent 6 or 7 seed. [/QUOTE]