Pac-12 MBB power ratings: Utah’s path into the NCAAs is more treacherous than it appears

UCLA held the top spot in the Hotline’s latest power ratings despite the loss at Arizona.

Utah is the biggest surprise of the Pac-12 season. Slotted 10th in the preseason media poll, the Utes are in second place, two games behind UCLA in the loss column and churning toward an opening-round bye in the conference tournament.

More damaging, however, is the number at the other end of the victory spectrum: Eight of the 14 are considered Quadrant IV .The reason for all those low-level wins? Utah’s non-conference schedule. The Utes beat Georgia Tech and played Mississippi State, Brigham Young and TCU, but only one of the four would make the NCAA Tournament if the field were selected today.Georgia Tech is 1-8 in the ACC.

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