2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams12
SiteMGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsOregon (4th title)
Winning coachDana Altman (2nd title)
MVPElgin Cook (Oregon)
Attendance77,496 (total)
12,916 (championship game)
TelevisionPac-12 Network, FS1
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2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon † 14 – 4   .778 31 – 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Colorado 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
USC 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Oregon State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Washington 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
UCLA 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Arizona State 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Washington State 1 – 17   .056 9 – 22   .290
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12. It was played between March 9 through March 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The champion, the Oregon Ducks, received an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

Teams seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4 Tiebreaker 5
1 Oregon†# 14–4 25–6
2 Utah# 13–5 24–7
3 California# 12–6 22–9 1–1 vs. Ariz. 1–1 vs. Ore.
4 Arizona# 12–6 24–7 1–1 vs. Cal 0–1 vs. Ore.
5 Colorado 10–8 21–10
6 Oregon State 9–9 18–11 2–1 vs. Wash. & USC
7 USC 9–9 20–11 2–2 vs. Wash. & OSU 1–1 vs. Wash. 0–2 vs. Ore. 0–1 vs. Utah 1–2 vs. Cal & Ariz.
8 Washington 9–9 17–13 1–2 vs. OSU & USC 1–1 vs. USC 0–1 vs. Ore. 0–2 vs. Utah 0–3 vs. Cal & Ariz.
9 Stanford 8–10 15–14
10 UCLA 6–12 15–16
11 Arizona State 5–13 15–16
12 Washington State 1–17 9–21
† – Pac-12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Pac-12 Tournament.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Final score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1 1 12:00 pm #8 Washington vs. #9 Stanford 91–68 Pac-12 Network 12,916
2 2:30 pm #5 Colorado vs. #12 Washington State 80–56
2 3 6:00 pm #7 USC vs. #10 UCLA 95–71 12,916
4 8:30 pm #6 Oregon State vs. #11 Arizona State 75–66
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Oregon vs. #8 Washington 83–77 Pac-12 Network 12,916
6 2:30 pm #4 Arizona vs. #5 Colorado 82–78
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Utah vs. #7 USC 80–72 12,916
8 8:30 pm #3 California vs. #6 Oregon State 76–68 FS1
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
5 9 6:00 pm #1 Oregon vs. #4 Arizona 95–89OT Pac-12 Network 12,916
10 8:30 pm #2 Utah vs. #3 California 82–78OT FS1
Championship – Saturday, March 12
6 11 7:00 pm #1 Oregon vs. #2 Utah 88–57 FS1 12,916
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Wednesday March 9 		Quarterfinals
Thursday March 10 		Semifinals
Friday March 11 		Championship
Saturday March 12
            
1 #5 Oregon 83
8 Washington 77
8 Washington 91
9 Stanford 68
1 #5 Oregon 95*
4 #15 Arizona 89
4 #15 Arizona 82
5 Colorado 78
5 Colorado 80
12 Washington State 56
1 #5 Oregon 88
2 #12 Utah 57
2 #12 Utah 80
7 USC 72
7 USC 95
10 UCLA 71
2 #12 Utah 82*
3 #24 California 78
3 #24 California 76
6 Oregon State 68
6 Oregon State 75
11 Arizona State 66

* denotes each overtime period played

All-tournament team

Most outstanding player

  • Elgin Cook, Oregon

Hall of Honor inductees

References

  1. ^ Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor to Induct 2015-16 Class[permanent dead link], Pac-12 Conference, January 19, 2016
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