If former five-star recruit N’Faly Dante becomes more consistent (and stays healthy), Oregon will have a dominant big man to balance the experienced background and make a run at the regular-season title.ģ. No team has more size, but it’s either unproven or oft-injured size.
Oregon (3): The outlook has brightened considerably for the Ducks, particularly on the perimeter, with the return of guard Will Richardson and the arrivals of Jermaine Couisnard (South Carolina) and Keeshawn Barthelemy (Colorado). We ran 10,000 simulations of the conference race through the Hotline’s supercomputer, and the Bruins finished first more than any other team - but far less than 50 percent of the time. There are two five-star recruits on their way but no impact transfers, meaning the returning core (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Tyger Campbell and Jaylen Clark) must carry the load. UCLA (previous: 1): The Bruins aren’t quite the clear favorite they were immediately following the season, not after Johnny Juzang, Jules Bernard and Peyton Watson bolted for the NBA. (Note: Each team’s position in our early-April rankings has been included.)ġ. Given the ominous outlook for several teams - in particular, Cal and Oregon State - there could be an inordinate number of potholes for the NCAA Tournament hopefuls. It’s the prop-up/drag-down nature of the selection process. Just as quality wins bolster a team’s pursuit of the NCAAs, so do bad losses undermine that quest. The greatest threat to the top of the standings might come from those at the bottom. The Hotline’s late-spring assessment of Pac-12 basketball rosters for the 2022-23 season confirmed our suspicion that the conference is positioned to improve on its showing from last season, when only three teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament.īut the process also revealed potential trouble from within.
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