Weekly Pac-12 Rankings

The first weekend is in the books.  Now we must try to make some sense of this very small sample.

The following rankings are based solely on what transpired over the last few days.  I gave no credit for any pre-season analysis or projections.  Rather, I simply looked at the way the teams performed, taking into account their respective levels of competition.

1		Oregon State (2-0) | Last week: N/A: The only Pac-12 team with two wins so far. Looked particularly good against a decent New Mexico State team that went to the tournament last year. But a strange outing from Devon Collier (0/1/1, FO in 12 min.).
2		Cal (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Allen Crabbe and Justin Cobbs were dominant against CS Bakersfield. But with the game well in hand early on, I would have liked to see more contribution from the newcomers.
3		Colorado (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Appear to have all the same elements that made them so dangerous last year.
4		Stanford (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Got pushed by a solid mid-major at a neutral site. The emergence of Dwight Powell compensated for unusually poor shooting from Aaron Bright and Chasson Randle.
T5		UCLA (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Not much to say about the five teams tied for fifth place. They all won over the weekend against unimpressive competition -- but none appeared as dominant as Colorado or Cal.
T5		Arizona State (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Ditto.
T5		Washington State (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Ditto.
T5		Southern Cal (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Ditto.
T5		Washington (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Of all the fifth place teams, Washington looked the most sluggish early on. They let Loyola hang around for the first half before Aziz N'Diaye's defense led to a big second-half blowout.
10		Utah (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Solid play from several newcomers make us wonder how good they might be. And while they did what they were supposed to do against a D-III team, still . . . Utah fans must be mildly, and pleasantly, surprised.
11		Arizona (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Got a severe scare from Charleston Southern. The Wildcats struggled on defense and were out-rebounded 34-31.
12		Oregon (1-0) | Last week: N/A: Had a real tough time dispatching with Northern Arizona.