Pac-12 Conference men's basketball

Men's college basketball in the Pac-12 Conference began in 1915 with the formation of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Principal members of the PCC founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959, and subsequently went by the names Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10, becoming the Pac-12 in 2011. The Pac-12 includes the PCC as part of its history despite the two leagues being formed under separate charters.[1] Competing in the Pac-12 are the Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, and Washington State Cougars.

All members of the Pac-12 are scheduled to join other conferences after the 2023–24 season. Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington will leave for the Big Ten Conference;[2] Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah will join the Big 12 Conference;[3][4] California and Stanford will join the Atlantic Coast Conference,[5] and Oregon State and Washington State will join the West Coast Conference.[6]

As of 2023, Pac-12 schools have won 15 Division I national titles. This was tied with the Atlantic Coast Conference for the most of any conference. [7][8][9] Oregon won the first NCAA tournament in 1939.[10] UCLA has won 11 national titles, the most of any Division I team.[11] Arizona has won the most recent national title, winning in 1997. Stanford in 1942, Utah in 1944 and California in 1959 are the other NCAA champions.[12]

  1. ^ "Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2011. p. 5. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  2. ^ McCollough, J. Brady; Plaschke, Bill; Kartje, Ryan; Bolch, Ben (June 30, 2022). "USC and UCLA rock college sports by leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Colorado To Join Big 12 Conference In 2024-25" (Press release). Colorado Buffaloes. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Big 12 Conference Adds Arizona, Arizona State and Utah" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Oregon State, Washington State invited to join Gonzaga-led WCC in basketball for next two seasons". CBSSports.com. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  7. ^ "2013–14 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2013. p. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  8. ^ Schreiner, Michael (July 1, 2013). "Is next year's ACC the greatest basketball conference ever?". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014.
  9. ^ Kensler, Tom (May 24, 2012). "Counting Colorado and Utah, Pac-12 reaches 450 in NCAA titles". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.
  10. ^ Titus, Mark (October 29, 2013). "2013–14 NCAA Basketball Preview: The Pac-12". Grantland.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014.
  11. ^ Harrow, Jeremy (2008). Basketball in the Pac-10 Conference. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 9. ISBN 9781404213852. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Men's National Titles". Archived from the original on March 18, 2015.