The Oregon Ducks enter this week's Pac-12 men's basketball tournament as the top seed, but it's a top-heavy tournament as both the Arizona Wildcats and UCLA Bruins also are elite teams that could win the conference tournament.
None of the top teams will play until Thursday, though, because the three heavyweights plus No. 4 seed Utah have a bye into the quarterfinals.
That means Wednesday's first-round action will begin with No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Stanford, followed by No. 5 Cal vs. No. 12 Oregon State. The evening games pit No. 7 Colorado vs.