SAN FRANCISCO — After losing two starters from its second-place squad last year, the Cal men’s basketball team is picked to finish third in the Pac-12, according to the media poll.
Arizona is projected to win the league title, edging out UCLA by a point, though the Bruins have one more first-place vote. The Bears, with three first-place votes, sit solidly in third place
Stanford, the reigning NIT title winner, is picked to finish fourth. Washington, last year’s Pac-12 regular season champion, has two first-place votes but is in fifth place. The reigning Pac-12 Tournament champion Colorado, the only Pac-12 team to make the NCAA Tournament last year other than Cal, sits in sixth place.
2012-13 Pac-12 Media Poll:
Team Pts.
1. Arizona (15) 403
2. UCLA (16) 402
3. California (3) 325
4. Stanford 296
5. Washington (2) 278
6. Colorado 262
7. Oregon 217
8. Oregon State 166
9. USC 163
10. Washington State 111
11. Arizona State 107
12. Utah 78
First place votes in parentheses
Jonathan Kuperberg covers men’s basketball. Contact him at [email protected]
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