It was a bit of a different week this week with the actual NCAA Tournament Selection Committee releasing its early-season top 16 seeds on Saturday. While those are likely the more “official” rankings, they are also outdated, as those rankings were released before Saturday’s games.
You can find those seedings here.
For the more up-to-date projections, here’s where ESPN and CBS have teams from the Pac-12 and the Northwest slated to play come March.
Oregon
Record: 22-4 overall, 11-2 Pac-12 (2nd place)
RPI: 6
KenPom: 17
Last week: Lost at UCLA, won at USC.
Projections: Oregon remained as a two-seed in both CBS and ESPN brackets, with both sites having the Ducks playing No. 15 Bakersfield in Sacramento.
Arizona
Record: 23-3, 12-1 Pac-12 (1st place)
RPI: 8
KenPom: 23
Last week: Won at home versus Stanford and Cal.
Projections: ESPN dropped Arizona to a three-seed facing Boise State in Salt Lake City while CBS kept Arizona as a three playing UNC Ashville in SLC.
UCLA
Record: 23-3, 10-3 Pac-12 (3rd place)
RPI: 26
KenPom: 18
Last week: Won at home against Oregon and Oregon State.
Projections: The Bruins remain a four-seed in both brackets, with CBS pitting the Bruins against Vermont in Sacramento and ESPN placing them in the same city against Valparaiso.
USC
Record: 22-5, 8-5 Pac-12 (5th place)
RPI: 32
KenPom: 58
Last week: Beat Oregon State and lost to Oregon at home.
Projections: The Trojans remain as an eight-seed playing Virginia Tech in SLC at ESPN while the Trojans remain out of the tournament at CBS.
Cal
Record: 18-7, 9-4 Pac-12 (4th place)
RPI: 33
KenPom: 46
Last week: Beat Arizona State and lost to Arizona on the road.
Projections: Cal moves into the bracket as a 10-seed playing Saint Mary’s in Greenville at ESPN and is an eight-seed at CBS, playing Oklahoma State in Salt Lake City.
Gonzaga
Record: 24-0, 10-0 WCC (1st place)
RPI: 6
KenPom: 1
Last week: Won at LMU and Saint Mary’s.
Projections: The Zags remain a unanimous No. 1, with both sites projecting the Zags playing Weber State in SLC.
— Tyson Alger
talger@oregonian.com
@tysonalger
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