Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
| conference = Pac-10 Conference
Big 12 Conference
| sports = College Basketball
| founded = 2007
|folded = 2010
| champion = Big 12 Conference
| logo =
| logo_size =
| league = NCAA Division I
| most_champs = Big 12 Conference (2)
| tv = ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU}}
The Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series was a four-year series of NCAA Division I men's college basketball games matching teams from the Big 12 Conference and the Pac-10 Conference. Started in 2007 and concluding in 2010, it was primarily a way to guarantee top flight competition for both conferences and garner more recognition for the level of play of both leagues in basketball. This series mirrored the ACC–Big Ten Challenge. There was a "designated" four-day window for the main part of the series matchups and a few other matchups in November and late December. Because there were more teams in the Big 12 at the time, two teams from the Pac-10 played twice against Big 12 teams.[https://web.archive.org/web/20091206051446/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4709634&name=katz_andy The Big 12 and Pac-10 play one of these, too] The Pac-10 had a slight advantage on the national stage. UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) has 11 national championships, University of Arizona in 1997 & University of Oregon in 1939. The series originally had a 4-year contract which was not renewed by the conferences in 2010, bringing an end to the series.[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2010/11/big-12pac-10-hardwood-series-to-end-after-this-season/1 Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series to end after this season] The series was brought back in a limited fashion in 2021 as the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge.
Results
= 2007 =
The Pac-10 Conference won the initial installment in 2007 7–5.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Big 12 team !Pac-10 team !Date !Outcome !Location !B12 !P10 |
| Kansas
|November 25 |KU 76–72 (OT) |Lawrence, KS |align=center|X | |
| Kansas State
|November 29 |UO 80–77 |Manhattan, KS | |align=center|X |
| Oklahoma
|November 29 |USC 66–55 |Los Angeles | |align=center|X |
| Baylor
|November 30 |WSU 67–64 |Waco, TX | |align=center|X |
| Iowa State
|November 30 |ISU 71–64 (OT) |Corvallis, OR |align=center|X | |
| Oklahoma State
|December 1 |OSU 96–71 |Stillwater, OK |align=center|X | |
| Missouri
|December 1 |UC 86–72 |Berkeley, CA | |align=center|X |
| Nebraska
|December 2 |NU 62–47 |Lincoln, NE |align=center|X | |
| Colorado
|December 2 |SU 67–43 |Boulder, CO | |align=center|X |
| Texas A&M
|December 2 |UA 78–67 |Tucson, AZ | |align=center|X |
| Texas
|UCLA |December 2 |UT 63–61 |Los Angeles |align=center|X | |
| Texas Tech
|December 22 |SU 62–61 |Dallas, TX | |align=center|X |
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! Result !! !! !! Pac-10 !! !! 5 !! 7 |
Notes: Arizona and Stanford played twice in the series this year.
- On November 21, 2007, Texas A&M defeated Washington 77–63 in New York City as part of the NIT Season Tip Off.
- On December 2, 2007, Kansas defeated Southern California 59–55 in Los Angeles; the game was not organized as part of the Series.
- On December 9, 2007, Kansas State defeated California 82–75 in Manhattan; the game was not organized as part of the Series.
- On December 15, 2007, Nebraska defeated Oregon 88–79 in Omaha; the game was not organized as part of the Series.
= 2008 =
In 2008, before the series "officially" tipped off on December 4, the Big 12 was 4–1 versus the Pac-10 in neutral court matchups.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Big 12 team !Pac-10 team !Date !Outcome !Location !B12 !P10 |
| Colorado
|November 29 |SU 76–62 |Palo Alto, CA | |align=center|X |
| Oklahoma
|December 4 |OU 73–72 |Norman, OK |align=center|X | |
| Texas
|UCLA |December 4 |UT 68–64 |Austin, TX |align=center|X | |
| Oklahoma State
|December 4 |UW 83–65 |Seattle, WA | |align=center|X |
| Texas A&M
|December 5 |A&M 67–66 |College Station, TX |align=center|X | |
| Iowa State
|December 6 |ISU 63–50 |Ames, IA |align=center|X | |
| Baylor
|December 6 |BU 58–52 |Pullman, WA |align=center|X | |
| Missouri
|December 7 |MU 93–66 |Columbia, MO |align=center|X | |
| Nebraska
|December 7 |ASU 64–44 |Tempe, AZ | |align=center|X |
| Kansas State
|December 7 |UO 75–70 |Eugene, OR | |align=center|X |
| Kansas
|December 23 |UA 84–67 |Tucson, AZ | |align=center|X |
| Texas Tech
|December 28 |SU 111–66 |Palo Alto, CA | |align=center|X |
| class="sortbottom"
! Result !! !! !! Tie !! !! 6 !! 6 |
Notes: Arizona and Stanford played twice in the series this year.
- On November 23, 2008, Missouri defeated Southern California 83–72 in San Juan, Puerto Rico as part of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip Off.
- On November 24, 2008, Kansas defeated Washington 73–54 in Kansas City as part of the College Basketball Experience Classic.
- On November 26, 2008, Texas defeated Oregon 70–57 in Maui as part of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
- On November 29, 2008, Baylor defeated Arizona State 87–78 in Anaheim as part of the 76 Classic.
- On December 13, 2008, Oregon State defeated Nebraska 64–63 in Corvallis; the game was not organized as part of the Series.
=2009=
[http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=3729184 2009 Schedule]
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!Big 12 team !Pac-10 team !Date !Outcome !Location !B12 !P10 |
| Nebraska
|November 29 |NU 51–48 |Los Angeles |align=center|X | |
| Texas Tech
|December 3 |TTU 99–92 |Lubbock, TX |align=center|X | |
| Texas
|December 3 |UT 69–50 |Austin, TX |align=center|X | |
| Baylor
|December 3 |BU 64–61 |Tempe, AZ |align=center|X | |
| Colorado
|December 4 |OSU 74–69 |Corvallis, OR | |align=center|X |
| Missouri
|December 5 |MU 106–69 |Columbia, MO |align=center|X | |
| Iowa State
|December 5 |UC 82–63 |Berkeley, CA | |align=center|X |
| Kansas State
|December 5 |KSU 86–69 |Manhattan, KS |align=center|X | |
| Kansas
|UCLA |December 6 |KU 73–61 |Los Angeles |align=center|X | |
| Oklahoma
|December 6 |OU 79–62 |Norman, OK |align=center|X | |
| Oklahoma State
|December 16 |OSU 71–70 |Palo Alto, CA |align=center|X | |
| Texas A&M
|December 22 |UW 73–64 |Seattle, WA | |align=center|X |
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! Result !! !! !! Big 12 !! !! 9 !! 3 |
Notes: Southern California and Washington played twice in the series this year.
- On November 15, 2009, Texas Tech defeated Oregon State 64–60 in Lubbock; the game was not organized as part of the Series.
- On November 24, 2009, Arizona defeated Colorado 91–87 in Maui as part of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
- On December 12, 2009, Nebraska defeated Oregon State 50–44 in Lincoln; the game was not organized as part of the Series.
- On December 22, 2009, Kansas defeated California 84–69 in Lawrence; the game was not organized as part of the Series.
=2010=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Big 12 team !Pac-10 team !Date !Outcome !Location !B12 !P10 |
| Nebraska
|November 27 |NU 60–58 |Lincoln, NE |align=center|X | |
| Missouri
|December 2 |MU 83–80 |Eugene, OR |align=center|X | |
| Kansas
|UCLA |December 2 |KU 77–76 |Lawrence, KS |align=center|X | |
| Baylor
|December 2 |BU 68–54 |Waco, TX |align=center|X | |
| Kansas State
|December 3 |KSU 63–58 |Pullman, WA |align=center|X | |
| Colorado
|December 4 |CU 83–57 |Boulder, CO |align=center|X | |
| Iowa State
|December 4 |UC 76–73 |Ames, IA | |align=center|X |
| Texas Tech
|December 4 |UW 108–79 |Seattle, WA | |align=center|X |
| Texas
|December 5 |USC 73–56 |Los Angeles | |align=center|X |
| Oklahoma
|December 5 |AZ 83–60 |Tucson, AZ | |align=center|X |
| Texas A&M
|December 11 |TAM 63–62 |College Station, TX |align=center|X | |
| Oklahoma State
|December 21 |OSU 79–68 |Stillwater, OK |align=center|X | |
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! Result !! !! !! Big 12 !! !! 8 !! 4 |
Notes: Southern California and Washington played twice in the Series this year.
- On November 27, 2010, Kansas defeated Arizona 87–79 in Las Vegas as part of the Las Vegas Invitational.
- On December 18, 2010, Kansas defeated Southern California 70–68 in Lawrence; the game was not organized as part of the Series.
- On December 22, 2010, Kansas defeated California 78–63 in Berkeley; this game is not organized as part of the Series.
Team records
= Big 12 Conference (2–1–1) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution !! Wins !! Loss | ||
| align=left|Baylor Bears | 3 | 1 |
| align=left|Colorado Buffaloes | 1 | 3 |
| align=left|Iowa State Cyclones | 2 | 2 |
| align=left|Kansas Jayhawks | 3 | 1 |
| align=left|Kansas State Wildcats | 2 | 2 |
| align=left|Missouri Tigers | 3 | 1 |
| align=left|Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3 | 1 |
| align=left|Oklahoma Sooners | 2 | 2 |
| align=left|Oklahoma State Cowboys | 3 | 1 |
| align=left|Texas Longhorns | 3 | 1 |
| align=left|Texas A&M Aggies | 2 | 2 |
| align=left|Texas Tech Red Raiders | 1 | 3 |
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!Overall | 28 | 20 |
= Pac-10 Conference (1–2–1) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution !! Wins !! Loss | ||
| align=left|Arizona Wildcats | 3 | 3 |
| align=left|Arizona State Sun Devils | 1 | 3 |
| align=left|California Golden Bears | 3 | 1 |
| align=left|Oregon Ducks | 2 | 2 |
| align=left|Oregon State Beavers | 1 | 3 |
| align=left|Stanford Cardinal | 4 | 2 |
| align=left|UCLA Bruins | 0 | 4 |
| align=left|USC Trojans | 2 | 4 |
| align=left|Washington Huskies | 3 | 3 |
| align=left|Washington State Cougars | 1 | 3 |
| class="sortbottom"
!Overall | 20 | 28 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.big12sports.com Big 12 Conference Official Website]
- [http://www.pac-10.org Pac-10 Conference Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820174304/http://www.pac-10.org/ |date=2008-08-20 }}
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