2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

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
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

Seeds

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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

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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

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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

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Most outstanding player

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  • Elgin Cook, Oregon

Hall of Honor inductees

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References

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