2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2021
| Conference = Pac-12 Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| Caption =
| Teams = 11
| Arena = T-Mobile Arena
| City = Paradise, Nevada
| Champions = Oregon State Beavers
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Wayne Tinkle
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Warith Alatishe
| MVPTeam = Oregon State
| Attendance =
| OneTopScorer =
| TwoTopScorers =
| TopScorer = Alonzo Verge Jr.
| TopScorerTeam = Arizona State
| TopScorer2 =
| TopScorer2Team =
| Points = 54
| Television = Pac-12 Network
ESPN
}}
{{2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference, which was played March 10–13, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.{{Cite web|title=Pac-12 Men's Basketball releases reorganized inaugural 20-game 2020-21 league schedule|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2020/10/28/pac-12-mens-basketball-releases-reorganized-inaugural-20-game-2020-21-league|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031095917/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/10/28/pac-12-mens-basketball-releases-reorganized-inaugural-20-game-2020-21-league|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2020|access-date=2021-01-06|website=pac-12.com|language=en}} The winner was Oregon State,Curtis, Jake - [https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/oregon-state-tops-colorado Oregon State Pulls Off Another Upset, Wins Pac-12 Tournament Title] - SI.COM (Sports Illustrated), March 14, 2021 Beavers, picked to finish last in Pac-12, top Colorado in championship game to earn NCAA tournament berth which was the first for the Beavers in the history of the tournament.Mickanen, Dylan - [https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/oregon-state-beavers/oregon-state-wins-pac-12-tournament-first-time-program-history Oregon State wins the Pac-12 Tournament for the first time in program history]. NBC Sports, March 13, 2021 They received the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.Dashel, Nick - [https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2021/03/pac-12-championship-live-updates-oregon-state-beavers-vs-colorado-buffaloes.html Oregon State Beavers narrowly beat Colorado to win Pac-12 tournament, earn automatic bid to NCAA Tournament]. Portland Oregonian, March 13, 2021 The 2020 Tournament had been cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 tournament was played, but with only family of student-athletes as spectators in attendance.Newman, Josh - [https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2021/02/08/pac-is-pushing-ahead-with/ The Pac-12 is pushing ahead with its conference basketball tournaments. Is this a good idea?]. Salt Lake Tribune. February 8, 2021[https://web.archive.org/web/20210413203548/https://pac-12.com/article/2021/02/24/pac-12-update-attendance-policy-2021-mens-womens-basketball-tournaments Pac-12 update on attendance policy for 2021 Men's & Women's Basketball Tournaments]. Pac-12 Conference, February 24, 2021
Seeds
Eleven of the 12 Pac-12 teams competed in the tournament. The Arizona Wildcats did not compete in the tournament; the university self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2020-21 season due to ongoing NCAA investigations into corruption within the program.{{Cite web|title=Arizona self-imposes one year postseason ban due to NCAA investigation following FBI bribery probe|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/arizona-self-imposes-one-year-postseason-ban-due-to-ncaa-investigation-following-fbi-bribery-probe/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=CBSSports.com|language=en}} Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with tiebreakers in place to seed teams with identical conference records.{{Cite web|title=Men's Basketball Standings|url=https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/standings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801071702/http://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/standings|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 1, 2015|access-date=2021-01-06|website=pac-12.com|language=en}} The top five teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! Seed ! School ! Conference ! Overall ! Tiebreak 1 ! Tiebreak 2 | |||||
| 1 | align=left| Oregon†# | 14–4 | 19–5 | ||
| 2 | align=left| USC# | 15–5 | 21–6 | ||
| 3 | align=left| Colorado# | 14–6 | 20–7 | ||
| 4 | align=left| UCLA# | 13–6 | 17–8 | ||
| 5 | align=left| Oregon State# | 10–10 | 14–12 | 1–1 vs. Stanford | 1–1 vs. Oregon |
| 6 | align=left| Stanford | 10–10 | 14–12 | 1–1 vs. Oregon State | 0–2 vs. Oregon |
| 7 | align=left| Utah | 8–11 | 11–12 | ||
| 8 | align=left|Arizona State | 7–10 | 10–13 | ||
| 9 | align=left|Washington State | 7–12 | 14–12 | ||
| 10 | align=left|Washington | 4–16 | 5–20 | ||
| 11 | align=left|California | 3–17 | 8–19 | ||
| colspan=6 align=left|† – Pac-12 Conference regular season champions # – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament. |
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center"
!Game !Time !Matchup !Score !Television !Attendance |
| colspan=6| First round – Wednesday, March 10 |
|---|
| 1
|1:00 pm |No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Washington State | 64–59 | rowspan="3" |Pac-12 Network | rowspan="3" |N/A^ |
| 2
|4:00 pm |No. 7 Utah vs. No. 10 Washington | 98–95 |
| 3
|7:00 pm |No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 11 California | 58–76 |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 |
| 4
|11:30 am |No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Arizona State | 91–73 |rowspan=3|Pac-12 Network |rowspan=2|N/A |
| 5
|2:30 pm |No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Oregon State | 79–83 OT |
| 6
|5:30 pm | No. 2 USC vs. No. 7 Utah | 91–85 2OT |rowspan=2|N/A |
| 7
|8:30 pm |No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 11 California | 61–58 |ESPN |
| colspan=6| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 |
| 8
|5:30 pm |No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Oregon State | 64–75 |Pac-12 Network |rowspan=2|N/A |
| 9
|8:30 pm |No. 2 USC vs. No. 3 Colorado | 70–72 |ESPN |
| colspan=6| Championship – Saturday, March 13 |
| 10
|7:30 pm |No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 5 Oregon State | 68–70 |ESPN |N/A |
| colspan=6| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
^According to the Pac-12, family members were allowed to attend, but the general public was not allowed. As a result, the Pac-12 has not released official attendance numbers.
Bracket
| RD1=First round
Wednesday, March 10
| RD2=Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
| RD3=Semifinals
Friday, March 12
| RD4=Championship
Saturday, March 13
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Arizona State
| RD1-score03=64
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=Washington State
| RD1-score04=59
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=Utah
| RD1-score11=98
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=Washington
| RD1-score12=95
| RD1-seed15=6
| RD1-team15=Stanford
| RD1-score15=58
| RD1-seed16=11
| RD1-team16= California
| RD1-score16= 76
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Oregon
| RD2-score01=91
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Arizona State
| RD2-score02=73
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=UCLA
| RD2-score03=79
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=Oregon State
| RD2-score04=83*
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=#24 USC
| RD2-score05= 91**
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-team06=Utah
| RD2-score06=85
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=#23 Colorado
| RD2-score07=61
| RD2-seed08=11
| RD2-team08=California
| RD2-score08=58
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Oregon
| RD3-score01=64
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02= Oregon State
| RD3-score02= 75
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=#24 USC
| RD3-score03=70
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=#23 Colorado
| RD3-score04=72
| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team01=Oregon State
| RD4-score01=70
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=#23 Colorado
| RD4-score02=68
}}
Game statistics
=First round=
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| date = March 10
| time = 1:00 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210308234727/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/10/washington-state-vs-arizona-state]
| team1 = No. 8 Arizona State
| score1 = 64
| team2 = No. 9 Washington State
| score2 = 59
| H1 = 25-24
| H2 = 39-35
| points1 = Verge Jr., 26
| rebounds1 = 3 tied, 6
| assist1 = House, 6
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Bonton, 19
| rebounds2= Kunc, 9
| assist2 =2 tied, 4
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Chris Rastatter, Deldre Carr, Greg Nixon
| TV = Pac-12 Network
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg =
| date = March 10
| time = 4:00 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210310233355/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/10/washington-vs-utah]
| team1 = No. 7 Utah
| score1 = 98
| team2 = No. 10 Washington
| score2 = 95
| H1 = 47-35
| H2 = 51-60
| points1 = Allen, 24
| rebounds1 = Allen, 11
| assist1 = 2 tied, 4
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Green, 31
| rebounds2= 2 tied, 6
| assist2 = Green, 7
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Tony Padilla, Michael Irving, Michael Greenstein
| TV = Pac-12 Network
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e6e6e6
| date = March 10
| time = 7:00 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210310172809/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/10/california-vs-stanford]
| team1 = No. 6 Stanford
| score1 = 58
| team2 = No. 11 California
| score2 = 76
| H1 = 29-35
| H2 = 29-41
| points1 = Delaire, 14
| rebounds1 = Kisunas, 7
| assist1 = O'Connell, 3
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Bradley, 19
| rebounds2= Kelly, 9
| assist2 = Bradley, 6
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Randy McCall, Verne Harris, Mike Reed
| TV = Pac-12 Network
}}
=Quarterfinals=
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 11
| time = 11:30 am PST
| report =[https://web.archive.org/web/20210311192803/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/11/arizona-state-vs-oregon]
| team1 = No. 1 Oregon
| score1 = 91
| team2 = No. 8 Arizona State
| score2 = 73
| H1 = 35-27
| H2 = 56-46
| points1 = Verge Jr., 28
| rebounds1 = Verge Jr., 8
| assist1 = Martin, 5
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Figueroa, 21
| rebounds2= Richardson, 7
| assist2 = Richardson, 9
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Mike Reed, Michael Irving, Kevin Brill
| TV = Pac-12 Network
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e6e6e6
| date = March 11
| time = 2:30 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210308100312/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/11/oregon-state-vs-ucla]
| team1 = No. 4 UCLA
| score1 = 79
| team2 = No. 5 Oregon State
| score2 = 83
| H1 = 34-24
| H2 = 36-46
| OT = 9-13
| points1 = Bernard, 19
| rebounds1 = Bernard, 10
| assist1 = Campbell, 5
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Alatishe, 22
| rebounds2= 2 tied, 10
| assist2 = Hunt, 5
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Randy McCall, Michael Greenstein, Mike Scyphers
| TV = Pac-12 Network
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg =
| date = March 11
| time = 5:30 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210312015835/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/11/utah-vs-usc]
| team1 = No. 2 USC
| score1 = 91
| team2 = No. 7 Utah
| score2 = 85
| H1 = 34-29
| H2 = 37-42
| OT = 20-14
| points1 = E. Mobley, 26
| rebounds1 = E. Mobley, 9
| assist1 = 2 tied, 3
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Allen, 20
| rebounds2= Allen, 13
| assist2 = Allen, 3
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Chris Rastatter, Verne Harris, Frank Harvey III
| TV = Pac-12 Network
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e6e6e6
| date = March 11
| time = 8:30 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210420200114/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/11/california-vs-colorado]
| team1 = No. 3 Colorado
| score1 = 61
| team2 = No. 11 California
| score2 = 58
| H1 = 24-20
| H2 = 37-38
| points1 = Battey, 15
| rebounds1 = Walker, 6
| assist1 = Wright IV, 3
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Anticevich, 11
| rebounds2= Anticevich, 6
| assist2 = Brown, 4
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Tony Padilla, Deldre Carr, Greg Nixon
| TV = ESPN
}}
=Semifinals=
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 12
| time = 5:30 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210312162403/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/12/oregon-state-vs-oregon]
| team1 = No. 1 Oregon
| score1 = 64
| team2 = No. 5 Oregon State
| score2 = 75
| H1 = 28-38
| H2 = 36-37
| points1 = Thompson, 16
| rebounds1 = Alatishe, 12
| assist1 = 2 tied, 4
| otherstat1 =
| points2= 3 tied, 14
| rebounds2= Richardson, 7
| assist2 = Richardson, 6
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Verne Harris, Tony Padilla, Chris Rastatter
| TV = Pac-12 Network
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e6e6e6
| date = March 12
| time = 8:30 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210420195318/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/12/colorado-vs-usc]
| team1 = No. 2 USC
| score1 = 70
| team2 = No. 3 Colorado
| score2 = 72
| H1 = 30-39
| H2 = 40-33
| points1 = E. Mobley, 26
| rebounds1 = E. Mobley, 9
| assist1 = Eaddy, 5
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Wright IV, 24
| rebounds2= Horne, 7
| assist2 = Wright IV, 4
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Mike Reed, Deldre Carr, Michael Greenstein
| TV = ESPN
}}
=Championship=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e6e6e6
| date = March 13
| time = 7:30 pm PST
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210420201626/https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2021/03/13/oregon-state-vs-colorado]
| team1 =No. 5 Oregon State
| score1 = 70
| team2 = No. 3 Colorado
| score2 = 68
| H1 = 33-28
| H2 = 37-40
| points1 = Calloo, 15
| rebounds1 = Alatishe, 7
| assist1 = Thompson, 4
| otherstat1 =
| points2= Wright IV, 18
| rebounds2= Battey, 8
| assist2 = Wright IV, 7
| otherstat2 =
| place = T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
| attendance =
| referee = Verne Harris, Tony Padilla, Chris Rastatter
| TV = ESPN
}}
Awards and honors
=Team and tournament leaders=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||
| Team | colspan=2|Points | colspan=2|Rebounds | colspan=2|Assists | colspan=2|Steals | colspan=2|Blocks | colspan=2|Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats}} width=125|Arizona || — || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― | ||||||
| style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils}} width=75|Arizona State || Verge Jr. || 54 || Verge Jr. || 14 || 2 tied || 7 || House || 6 || 3 tied || 1 || Martin || 72 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|California Golden Bears}} width=75|California || Bradley || 29 || 2 tied || 11 || Brown || 7 || 2 tied || 2 || Kelly || 2 || Bradley || 67 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Buffaloes}} width=75|Colorado || Wright IV || 52 || Battey || 19 || Wright IV || 14 || 5 tied || 2 || Walton || 2 || Wright IV || 103 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks}} width=75|Oregon || Figueroa || 35 || Richardson || 14 || Richardson || 15 || Omoruyi || 7 || 2 tied || 2 || Richardson || 75 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers}} width=75|Oregon State || 2 tied || 42 || Alatishe || 29 || Thompson || 11 || Thompson || 4 || 2 tied || 2 || Lucas || 104 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal}} width=75|Stanford || Delaire || 14 || Kisunas || 7 || O'Connell || 3 || Wills || 3 || 2 tied || 1 || Wills || 32 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins}} width=75|UCLA || Bernard || 19 || Bernard || 10 || Campbell || 5 || Singleton || 2 || Riley || 3 || Campbell || 43 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans}} width=75|USC || E. Mobley || 52 || E. Mobley || 18 || Eaddy || 8 || Eaddy || 3 || E. Mobley || 10 || 2 tied || 78 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Utah Utes}} width=75|Utah || Allen || 44 || Allen || 24 || Allen || 7 || Allen || 3 || 2 tied || 2 || Allen || 87 | ||||||
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Washington Huskies}} width=75|Washington || Green || 31 || 2 tied || 6 || Green || 7 || Bajema || 3 || 2 tied || 1 || 2 tied || 37 | ||||||
| style={{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}} width=75|Washington State || Bonton || 19 || Kunc || 9 || 2 tied || 4 || Bonton || 2 || 3 tied || 1 || Bonton || 39 |
=All-Tournament Team=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:110%;" border="1"
! Name ! Pos. ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Team | |||||
| {{sortname|Warith|Alatishe|nolink=1}} | F | {{sort|79|6'7"}} | 220 | {{sort|3|Jr.}} | Oregon State |
| {{sortname|Evan|Mobley}} | F | {{sort|84|7'0"}} | 210 | {{sort|1|Fr.}} | USC |
| {{sortname|Evan|Battey|nolink=1}} | F | {{sort|80|6'8"}} | 260 | {{sort|3|Jr.}} | Colorado |
| {{sortname|McKinley|Wright IV}} | G | {{sort|72|6'0"}} | 200 | {{sort|4|Sr.}} | Colorado |
| {{sortname|Jared|Lucas|nolink=1}} | G | {{sort|75|6'3"}} | 205 | {{sort|2|So.}} | Oregon State |
| {{sortname|Ethan|Thompson}} | G | {{sort|77|6'5"}} | 195 | {{sort|4|Sr.}} | Oregon State |
Tournament notes
- Five teams were extended invitations to the 2021 NCAA tournament: Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, and USC.Wilner, Jon - [https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/18/ncaa-tournament-best-bets-pac-12-sends-five-teams-into-the-madness-how-many-survive-the-first-weekend/ NCAA tournament best bets: Pac-12 sends five teams into the Madness. How many survive the first weekend?]. San Jose Mercury News, March 18, 2021 The five bids marks the most for the Conference since securing a record seven in 2015-16.[https://pac-12.com/news/2021/3/14/pac-12-mens-basketball-send-five-teams-2021-ncaa-tournament.aspx Pac-12 Men’s Basketball to send five teams to 2021 NCAA Tournament]. Pac-12 Conference Digital Newsroom, March 14, 2021, San Francisco, CA Oregon State was not expected to be invited to the tournament, and changed the number of predicted bids of the Pac-12 from four to five.Mast, Shelby and Scott Gleeson - [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2021/03/14/march-madness-bracketology-final-ncaa-tournament-field/4686838001/ NCAA Tournament bracketology: Final March Madness projection on Selection Sunday] USA Today, March 14, 2021 The team first out originally predicted in the field was Louisville.Kercheval, Ben - [https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ncaa-tournament-2021-michigan-state-ucla-among-last-four-in-louisville-among-first-four-replacement-teams/ NCAA Tournament 2021: Michigan State, UCLA among last four in, Louisville among first four replacement teams] - CBS Sports, March 14, 2021Sweeney, Kevin - [https://www.si.com/college/2021/03/05/march-madness-bracket-updates-ncaa-tournament Bracket Watch: Time Running Out Heading Into Regular Season's Final Weekend ] - SI.COM (Sports Illustrated) March 5, 2021
- No teams from the Pac-12 were invited to the 2021 National Invitation Tournament, which was reduced in size.
- In the NCAA tournament, UCLA won the 11 seed play-in game, and then all five teams advanced to the round of 32 on the opening weekend.Wilner, Jon - [https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/03/20/saturday-night-one-pac-12-unbeaten-through-first-round-in-range-of-record-breaking-ncaa-cash-haul/ Saturday Night One: Pac-12 unbeaten through first round, in range of record-breaking NCAA cash haul]. East Bay Times, March 20, 2021 Four teams advanced to round of sixteen.Forde, pat - [https://www.si.com/college/2021/03/23/march-madness-sweet-16-pac-12-ncaa-tournament The Pac-12's Unexpected Dominance Highlights an Endearingly Weird Men’s Sweet 16]. March 23, 2021. Sports Illustrated Three teams advanced to the round of eight: Oregon State, UCLA, and USC.Odom, Joel - [https://www.oregonlive.com/collegebasketball/2021/03/pac-12-will-have-3-teams-among-the-elite-eight-at-the-mens-ncaa-tournament.html Pac-12 will have 3 teams among the Elite Eight at the men’s NCAA Tournament]. Portland Oregonian, March 28, 2021 USC and Oregon played each other for the final Elite 8 spot. UCLA reached the Final Four as a 11-seed First Four team.[https://web.archive.org/web/20211015205921/https://pac-12.com/article/2021/03/30/ucla-reaches-final-four-continue-pac-12-mens-basketballs-historic-2021-ncaa UCLA reaches Final Four to continue Pac-12 Men's Basketball's historic 2021 NCAA Tournament run]. Pac-12 conference, March 30, 2021
- Each win in the NCAA tournament by a conference team gains a payout "unit" for the conference over six years.Wilner, Jon - [https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/31/the-pac-12s-killer-cash-haul-ucla-win-caps-the-most-lucrative-ncaa-tournament-in-conference-history/ The Pac-12’s killer cash haul: UCLA win caps the most lucrative NCAA Tournament in conference history], San Jose Mercury News, March 31, 2021 The Pac-12 team wins in the 2021 tournament gained a record 19 units, which will cause almost US$40 million to be paid to the conference by 2027.
See also
References
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