Men's college basketball in the Pac-12 Conference began in 1915 with the formation of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Principal members of the PCC founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959, and subsequently went by the names Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10, becoming the Pac-12 in 2011. The Pac-12 includes the PCC as part of its history despite the two leagues being formed under separate charters.[ 1] Arizona Wildcats , Arizona State Sun Devils , California Golden Bears , Colorado Buffaloes , Oregon Ducks , Oregon State Beavers , Stanford Cardinal , UCLA Bruins , USC Trojans , Utah Utes , Washington Huskies , and Washington State Cougars .
All members of the Pac-12 joined other conferences after the 2023–24 season. Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington left for the Big Ten Conference ;[ 2] Big 12 Conference ;[ 3] [ 4] Atlantic Coast Conference ,[ 5] West Coast Conference .[ 6]
The conference is slated to re-emerge with nine total members for the 2026-27 season.[ 7] [ 8]
As of 2023 [ update] Division I national titles. This was tied with the Atlantic Coast Conference for the most of any conference.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Oregon won the first NCAA tournament in 1939 .[ 12] [ 13] 1997 . Stanford in 1942 , Utah in 1944 and California in 1959 are the other NCAA champions.[ 14]
Bold text denotes National Champion.
↑ Though the first national championship tournament was not held until 1939, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected national champions for prior years, including Washington State for 1917.[ 15] ↑ Utah was national champion in 1944, prior to its joining the Pac-12 in 2011.[ 16] ↑ Arizona was national champion in 1997, though it did not win the conference.
Championships by school
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Through 2024 tournament [ 17]
Key
C Champion
F
Runner-up
SF
Semifinals
QF
Quarterfinals
RR
Round Number
•
Did not participate
* The 2020 tournament was canceled after the first-round games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .
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Through end of the 2023–24 regular season. Records reflect official NCAA results, including any forfeits or win vacating.[ 18]
#
Pac–12
Record
Win %
Pac–12 Regular Season Championships
Pac–12 Conference Tournament Championships
National championships
1
UCLA 2002–904
.689 32
4
11
2
Arizona 1937–985–1
.663 18
9
1
3
Utah 1894–1080
.637 0
0
1
4
Washington 1862–1268
.595 12
3
0
5
Oregon State 1810–1444
.556 12
1
0
6
Oregon 1776–1418
.556 8
6
1
7
USC 1713–1261
.576 7
1
0
8
Washington State 1680–1594
.513 2
0
0
9
California 1639–1296
.558 15
0
1
10
Stanford 1610–1238
.565 11
1
1
11
Arizona State 1468–1303
.530 0
0
0
12
Colorado 1423–1271
.528 0
1
0
Pac-12 Team vs. Team Results
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This table summarizes the all-time head-to-head results between teams. Results are through the 2021–22 season.[ 19]
Arizona
ASU
California
Colorado
Oregon
OSU
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Utah
Washington
WSU
vs. Arizona
– 86–159 31–72 16–24 37–53 22–72 32–71 63–48 46–77 32–36 31–60 17–71
vs. Arizona State
159–86 – 42–49 15–14 48–47 47–49 53–43 74–24 61–45 35–25 46–45 42–45
vs. California
72–31 49–42 – 21–18 68–85 68–91 129–155 145–103 133–136 22–17 87–87 59–83
vs. Colorado
24–16 11–15 18–21 – 12–16 11–21 10–20 19–7 10–16 26–33 21–15 7–17
vs. Oregon
53–37 47–48 85–68 16–12 – 191–171 58–96 103–40 69–58 10–30 192–121 128–175
vs. Oregon State
70–22 49–47 91–68 21–11 171–191 – 76–76 102–40 80–67 22–18 166–144 129–175
vs. Stanford
71–31 43–53 155–129 20–10 96–58 76–76 – 151–97 130–129 25–17 75–83 64–84
vs. UCLA
48–63 24–74 103–145 7–19 40–93 40–103 97–151 – 116–146 10–17 43–107 19–114
vs. USC
77–46 45–61 136–133 16–10 59–69 67–80 129–130 146–116 – 26–26 75–82 49–82
vs. Utah
36–32 25–35 17–22 33–26 30–10 18–22 17–25 17–10 26–26 – 15–19 6–29
vs. Washington
60–31 45–46 87–87 15–21 121–192 144–166 83–75 107–43 82–75 19–15 – 108–185
vs. Washington State
71–17 45–42 83–59 17–7 175–128 175–129 84–64 114–19 82–49 29–6 185–108 –
Total
711–412 469–622 848–853 197–172 857–942 859–980 768–906 1032–568 835–824 256–240 936–771 628–1060
The following honors are presented annually by the conference:
Former players and coaches who have made a significant impact to the tradition and heritage of the conference are recognized in the Pac-12 Hall of Honor . It was exclusively for men's basketball until 2018, when it was opened to all sports.
All-time statistical leaders
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Source:[ 20]
Career
Single Season
Points
Rank
Player
Team
Points
1. Lew Alcindor UCLA 870
2. Khalid Reeves Arizona 848
3. Bob Houbregs Washington 846
4. Harold Miner USC 789
5. Mel Counts Oregon State 775
Single Season Scoring Average
Rank
Player
Team
PPG
1. Lew Alcindor UCLA 29.0
2. Mel Counts Oregon State 26.7
3. Terrell Brandon Oregon 26.6
3. Harold Miner USC 26.3
5. Lew Alcindor UCLA 26.2
Rebounds
Rank
Player
Team
Rebounds
1. Bill Walton UCLA 506
2. Mel Counts Oregon State 489
3. Mel Counts Oregon State 485
4. Lew Alcindor UCLA 466
4. Adam Keefe UCLA 466
Steals
Rank
Player
Team
Steals
1. Matisse Thybulle Washington 126
2. Jason Kidd California 110
3. Matisse Thybulle Washington 101
4. Gary Payton Oregon State 100
5. 2 tied 2 tied 95
Blocked Shots
Rank
Player
Team
Blocks
1. Jordan Bachynski Arizona State 133
2. Jordan Bachynski Arizona State 120
3. Mario Bennett Arizona State 115
4. Rodger Farrington Arizona State 113
5. Chris Boucher Oregon 110
↑ "Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pac-12 Conference. 2011. p. 5. Retrieved February 9, 2012 .↑ McCollough, J. Brady; Plaschke, Bill; Kartje, Ryan; Bolch, Ben (June 30, 2022). "USC and UCLA rock college sports by leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 6, 2022 . ↑ "Colorado To Join Big 12 Conference In 2024-25" (Press release). Colorado Buffaloes. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023 .↑ "Big 12 Conference Adds Arizona, Arizona State and Utah" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023 .↑ "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 .↑ "Oregon State, Washington State invited to join Gonzaga-led WCC in basketball for next two seasons" . CBSSports.com . 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-02-05 .↑ "Pac-12 Conference and Utah State University Unite to Advance the New Era of the 100-Year-Old Legacy" . pac-12.com . Retrieved 2024-09-25 .↑ "Pac-12 Conference welcomes the addition of Texas State University" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025 .↑ "2013–14 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pac-12 Conference. 2013. p. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2014 .↑ Schreiner, Michael (July 1, 2013). "Is next year's ACC the greatest basketball conference ever?" . The Chronicle . Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. ↑ Kensler, Tom (May 24, 2012). "Counting Colorado and Utah, Pac-12 reaches 450 in NCAA titles" . The Denver Post . Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. ↑ Titus, Mark (October 29, 2013). "2013–14 NCAA Basketball Preview: The Pac-12" . Grantland.com . Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. ↑ Harrow, Jeremy (2008). Basketball in the Pac-10 Conference 9. ISBN 9781404213852 . Retrieved October 15, 2014 . ↑ "Men's National Titles" . Archived from the original on March 18, 2015.↑ "National Champions; National Heroes" . Washington State Cougars . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.↑ "2013–14 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pac-12 Conference. 2013. p. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2014 .↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball media Guide" (PDF) .↑ "ALL-TIME WINNINGEST SCHOOLS" (PDF) . NCAA. 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023 .↑ "All time Results, Page 15" (PDF) .↑ "PAC-12 RECORDS - CAREER LEADERS, Page 60" (PDF) . 