SEATTLE — Granted, there aren't a lot of people walking around with sweatshirts sporting their favorite conference. The hardcore college sports fans' moods are traditionally dictated by how well their schools, not their leagues perform.
But if there is any sense of Pac-12 pride left, it's been whittled to the size of an amoeba. At least in the revenue sports. Call it the Pack Up and Go Home 12.
One team (UCLA) from this time zone's Power Five conference remains in the men's NCAA basketball tournament — and the Bruins are headed to the Big Ten in 2024. Three of the four schools (Arizona, USC and Arizona State) that made the Dance were eliminated in the first round, and the Wildcats were a No. 2 seed and conference tournament champs.
