Jason Washburn

I prepared a short tribute to the great Jason Washburn for pachoops.com. Don't miss it.

And be sure to catch the other entries of the Waxing Seniority series.

Weekly Postseason Tracker

Conference RPI: #6

NCAAs:

		Arizona (24-6, 12-6) | RPI: #13 | SOS: #28 Top-100 Wins (11): Miami (Fla.) (4); vs. Florida (6); vs. Colorado (37); San Diego St. (32); vs. Southern Miss (35); vs. Stanford (64); at Washington (88); vs. Washington (88); at Arizona St. (92); vs. Arizona State (92); vs. UTEP (98) Sub-100 Losses (1): at USC (103)
		California (20-10, 12-6) | RPI: #48 | SOS: #33 Top-100 Wins (6): at Arizona (13); vs. Colorado (37); vs. UCLA (31); at Oregon (54); vs. Oregon (54); at Denver (58) Sub-100 Losses (0): None.
		Oregon (23-8, 12-6) | RPI: #54 | SOS: #109 Top-100 Wins (7): vs. Arizona (13); at UNLV (23); at UCLA (31); vs. Stanford (64); vs. Washington (88); at Washington (88); vs. Arizona St. (92) Sub-100 Losses (1): at Utah (176)
		UCLA (23-8, 13-5) | RPI: #31 | SOS: #32 Top-100 Wins (11): at Arizona (13); vs. Arizona (13); at Colorado (37); vs. Missouri (34); vs. California (48); at Stanford (64); vs. Stanford (64); vs. Indiana St. (75); at Washington (88); vs. Washington (88); vs. Arizona St. (92) Sub-100 Losses (3): vs. USC (103); vs. Cal Poly (161); at Washington State

NIT:

		Arizona State (20-11, 9-9) | RPI: #92 | SOS: #116 Top-100 Wins (5): at Colorado (37); vs. Colorado (37); vs. UCLA (31); vs. California (48); Arkansas (80) Sub-100 Losses (3): at USC (103); at Utah (176); vs. DePaul (198)
		Colorado (20-10, 10-8) | RPI: #37 | SOS: #19 Top-100 Wins (9): vs. Arizona (13); vs. Colorado St. (15); at Oregon (54); vs. Oregon (54); vs. California (48); Baylor (62); vs. Air Force (69); at Stanford (64); vs. Stanford (64) Sub-100 Losses (2): at Utah (176); vs. Oregon State (179)
		Stanford (18-13, 9-9) | RPI: #64 | SOS: #38 Top-100 Wins (6): at California (48); vs. California (48); vs. Oregon (54); vs. Denver (58); vs. Northern Iowa (84); at Arizona St. (92) Sub-100 Losses (2): vs. USC (103); at USC (103)

CBI:

		USC (14-17, 9-9) | RPI: #103 | SOS: #17 Top-100 Wins (6): vs. Arizona (13); at UCLA (31); at Stanford (64); vs. Stanford (64); vs. Washington (88); vs. Arizona St. (92) Sub-100 Losses (4): at Nebraska (102); at Georgia (127); vs. UC Irvine (147); at Washington State (182)
		Washington (17-14, 9-9) | RPI: #88 | SOS: #40 Top-100 Wins (7): vs. St. Louis (27); vs. Colorado (37); at California (48); at Stanford (64); at Arizona St. (92); vs. Arizona St. (92); Loyola (Md.) (99) Sub-100 Losses (5): at USC (103); vs. Albany (162); vs. Nevada (167); vs. Utah (176); at Oregon St. (179)

OUT:

		Oregon State (14-17, 4-14) | RPI: #179 | SOS: #111 Top-100 Wins (3): at Colorado (37); vs. New Mexico St. (59); vs. Washington (88) Sub-100 Losses (4): at USC (103); vs. Towson (155); at Utah (176); vs. Washington St. (182)
		Utah (13-17, 5-13) | RPI: #176 | SOS: #67 Top-100 Wins (5): vs. Colorado (37); vs. Boise St. (38); vs. Oregon (54); at Washington (88); vs. Arizona St. (92) Sub-100 Losses (6): at USC (103); at Oregon St. (179); at Washington St. (182); at SMU (213); vs. CS Northridge (238); vs. Sacramento St. (281)
		Washington State (13-18, 4-14) | RPI: #182 | SOS: #91 Top-100 Wins (1): vs. UCLA (31) Sub-100 Losses (3): at USC (103); vs. Oregon St. (179); at Pepperdine (212)

Pac-12 Tournament TV Schedule

UPDATED.

Date	Time MST	Game	Channel	Comcast Salt Lake	Dish
Mar. 13th	1:00	#8 Stanford vs. #9 Arizona State	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 13th	3:30	#5 Colorado vs. #12 Oregon State	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 13th	7:00	#7 USC vs. #10 Utah	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 13th	9:30	#6 Washington vs. #11 Washington State	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 14th	1:00	#1 UCLA vs. #9 Arizona State	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 14th	3:30	#4 Arizona  vs. #5 Colorado	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 14th	7:00	#2 California vs. #10 Utah	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 14th	9:30	#3 Oregon vs. #6 Washington	ESPNU	755 (HD)	141
Mar. 15th	7:00	#1 UCLA vs. #4 Arizona	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 15th	9:30	#3 Oregon vs. #10 Utah	ESPN	668 (HD)	140
Mar. 16th	9:00	Championship Game	ESPN	668 (HD)	140

Weekly Postseason Tracker

I'm having a tough time with Colorado.

The consensus is they're tournament-bound. Their RPI is still great. They have an impressive SOS and several quality wins -- basically everything you look for in a tournament team.

But I still have a couple concerns. First, I believe there are four other Pac-12 teams that are more deserving: Arizona, Oregon, Cal and UCLA. Is the Pac-12 a 5-bid conference this year?

Second, if Colorado has done enough to get a bid, then what about Arizona State? Or Stanford? Granted, the Cardinal and Sun Devils' RPIs aren't as sexy, but these three teams have similar records and been playing at a very even level for the last two months. Not to mention the Sun Devils beating the Buffaloes twice!

Something happened to Colorado during its landslide loss to Kansas. Then again in Tucson. And although they've had some fine wins since that time, I don't know if they ever conquered their demons, whatever they may be.

So for now I'm taking the easy route. I have the Buffs, the Cardinal and the Devils in the NIT pending their performances in the conference tournament. If any or all of those teams can do some damage in Vegas, then it could be enough to warrant a place in the big dance. If not, then the NIT may be just the place for these ~.500 Pac-12 teams.

Conference RPI: #6

NCAAs:

		Arizona (23-6, 11-6) | RPI: #13 | SOS: #30 Top-100 Wins (10): Miami (Fla.) (3); vs. Florida (6); vs. Colorado (27); San Diego St. (32); vs. Southern Miss (34); vs. Stanford (72); at Washington (82); vs. Washington (82); vs. USC (89); at Arizona St. (94) Sub-100 Losses (0): None.
		California (20-9, 12-5) | RPI: #43 | SOS: #35 Top-100 Wins (8): at Arizona (13); vs. Colorado (27); vs. UCLA (30); at Oregon (49); vs. Oregon (49); at Denver (65); at USC (89); vs. USC (89) Sub-100 Losses (0): None.
		Oregon (23-6, 12-4) | RPI: #49 | SOS: #104 Top-100 Wins (8): vs. Arizona (13); at UNLV (14); at UCLA (30); vs. Stanford (72); vs. Washington (82); at Washington (82); at USC (89); vs. Arizona St. (94) Sub-100 Losses (1): at UTEP (102)
		UCLA (22-7, 12-4) | RPI: #30 | SOS: #28 Top-100 Wins (11): at Arizona (13); vs. Arizona (13); at Colorado (27); vs. Missouri (33); vs. California (43); at Stanford (72); vs. Stanford (72); vs. Indiana St. (79); vs. Washington (82); at USC (89); vs. Arizona St. (94) Sub-100 Losses (1): vs. Cal Poly (160)

NIT:

		Arizona State (20-10, 9-8) | RPI: #94 | SOS: #121 Top-100 Wins (6): at Colorado (27); vs. Colorado (27); vs. UCLA (30); vs. California (53); Arkansas (80); vs. USC (89) Sub-100 Losses (2): at Utah (187); vs. DePaul (196)
		Colorado (19-9, 9-7) | RPI: #27 | SOS: #20 Top-100 Wins (9): vs. Arizona (13); vs. Colorado St. (17); at Oregon (49); vs. California (43); Baylor (61); vs. Air Force (85); at Stanford (72); vs. Stanford (72); vs. USC (89) Sub-100 Losses (1): at Utah (187)
		Stanford (17-13, 8-9) | RPI: #72 | SOS: #38 Top-100 Wins (5): vs. California (43); vs. Oregon (49); vs. Denver (65); vs. Northern Iowa (75); at Arizona St. (94) Sub-100 Losses (0): None.

CBI:

		USC (14-15, 9-7) | RPI: #89 | SOS: #10 Top-100 Wins (6): vs. Arizona (13); at UCLA (30); at Stanford (72); vs. Stanford (72); vs. Washington (82); vs. Arizona St. (94) Sub-100 Losses (3): at Nebraska (106); at Georgia (128); vs. UC Irvine (157)
		Washington (16-13, 8-8) | RPI: #82 | SOS: #42 Top-100 Wins (7): vs. Colorado (27); vs. St. Louis (28); at California (43); at Stanford (72); at Arizona St. (94); vs. Arizona St. (94); Loyola (Md.) (96) Sub-100 Losses (4): vs. Albany (163); vs. Nevada (166); at Oregon St. (186); vs. Utah (187)

OUT:

		Oregon State (13-16, 3-13) | RPI: #186 | SOS: #125 Top-100 Wins (2): vs. New Mexico St. (68); vs. Washington (82) Sub-100 Losses (2): vs. Towson (158); vs. Washington St. (192)
		Utah (11-17, 3-13) | RPI: #187 | SOS: #65 Top-100 Wins (4): vs. Colorado (27); vs. Boise St. (44); at Washington (82); vs. Arizona St. (94) Sub-100 Losses (5): at Oregon St. (186); at Washington St. (192); at SMU (225); vs. CS Northridge (250); vs. Sacramento St. (287)
		Washington State (11-18, 2-14) | RPI: #192 | SOS: #93 Top-100 Wins (0): None. Sub-100 Losses (2): vs. Oregon St. (186); at Pepperdine (207)

Week 18 TV Schedule

Date	Time MST	Game	Channel	Comcast Salt Lake	Dish
Mar. 6th	7:30	UCLA at Washington State	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 6th	9:00	Stanford at California	ESPN2	669 (HD)	144
Mar. 6th	9:30	USC at Washington	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 7th	7:00	Oregon State at Utah	ESPNU	755 (HD)	141
Mar. 7th	7:00	Oregon at Colorado	ESPN2	669 (HD)	144
Mar. 9th	12:00	UCLA at Washington	CBS	654 (HD)	2
Mar. 9th	12:30	Oregon at Utah	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 9th	2:30	Arizona State at Arizona	Root Sports	693 (HD)	414
Mar. 9th	2:30	Oregon State at Colorado	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413
Mar. 9th	4:30	USC at Washington State	Pac-12 Net	757 (HD)	413

Hello March!

Forget last night. Today is a new day. And a new month -- the maddest month of all!

Two weeks from now, we'll be deep into the Pac-12 Tournament. In three weeks we'll be inundated with brackets and seeds and CBS Sports. Can't freakin' wait.

So as we've done all season long: let's keep looking ahead. What's done is done. There's too much to look forward to; no need to dwell on 26-2 runs and that sort of thing.

• Big changes this season at UCLA. This looks amazing. They look great. But this is terrible. Just terrible. See also.

• Colorado is playing with some road swagger now, as evidenced by its win at Maples on Wednesday. Warning: this article contains a reference to the '97 NBA finals.

• Recap of the Civil War basketball game last night, highlighting a crucial charge call on Eric Moreland.

• Five possible reasons for the decline in Arizona's defense. Here's a sixth: USC's offense is pretty damn good.

• Arizona State's OT loss to UCLA on Wednesday was the toughest loss of Carrick Felix's career. Also, five of the Sun Devils' seven Pac-12 losses have been by five points or less.

• ESPN's latest Pac-12 Power Ranking appears about right.