Oregon State

The Bears attempt to bounce back from their seasonal slump in a long-anticipated match against No. 22 cross-bay rival Stanford Cardinal.

UCLA has also experienced a rough start to its spring season, as the Bruins are currently 1-4-1 and riding a three-game losing streak.

Though the odds of filling out a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion, here are the Daily Californian sports staff’s picks on who from the Pac-12 might pull off unexpected upsets.

Cal clobbered Santa Clara 21-4 Wednesday, then collected a pair of wins over UC Davis and split games with Fresno State to improve to 10-4 with Pac-12 on the horizon.

Cal’s afternoon of personal bests and broken records was headlined by its bars rotation, which tied an all-time NCAA record and moved the Bears into a tie with Florida for the best bars program in the nation.

By the 34th minute, down 3-0, the Bears seemed to accept defeat. Even in potential counter-attacking situations, players watched as haphazard, head-down runs down the sidelines amounted to nothing.

The Bears may start playing well and earning results in the near future, but if things do not start “clicking” soon for Cal, a historically poor season is a real possibility.

The No. 1 recruiting class in the nation was on glorious display as the blue and gold dominated the home team.

The Bears had success in weaving the ball through the resolute Huskies’ defense, but ultimately, attacking chances came sparingly.

For Cal standards, the blue and gold enjoyed a great first half — a rare moment to be proud of in what has been a disappointing season.