No. 4 UCLA clinched the Pac-12 regular season title, but the Bruins know the job isn't finished and hope to clinch a No. 1 West seed come NCAA tourney time.
L.A. Times college basketball experts Ben Bolch, Ryan Kartje and J. Brady McCollough project the Pac-12 tournament and national championship winners.“Coach Howland talking about the one seed in the West, I think that’s something that really stuck with us throughout the season,” Jaquez said. “When things were getting tough, we had to always remember what we’re aiming for, and it was to get that one seed and just put us in the best position possible to win a national championship.
Securing the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the West this season would lead to similarly favorable routing. The Bruins almost are assured of starting the tournament in the Sacramento pod regardless of their results the next two weeks, but a strong finish likely would guarantee a spot in the West Region that includes its final games at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.“If we’re going to do that,” Cronin said, “we’ve got to win two this week.”has UCLA listed as the top No.
Arizona also remains in the running for one of the top seeds in the West even after being stunned by Arizona State last weekend on Desmond Cambridge Jr.’s 60-footer at the buzzer. The Sun Devils probably need to at least split their games against UCLA and USC this week to feel confident about their NCAA tournament chances going into the Pac-12 tournament.
“I told Sonny, ‘You’re trying to help Ben Howland,’ ” Cronin recalled, “and he said, ‘Yeah, I’m very close with him,’ and I said, ‘Well, how about let’s try to help Mick Cronin.’No. 4 UCLA overcomes a sluggish start to defeat Colorado 60-56 and clinch the regular-season Pac-12 championship for the first time since 2013.
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