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 9th through March 12th 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
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Oregon †14–4 .778  31–7  .816
No. 13 Utah13–5 .722  27–9  .750
No. 17 Arizona12–6 .667  25–9  .735
No. 23 California12–6 .667  23–11  .676
Colorado10–8 .556  22–12  .647
USC9–9 .500  21–13  .618
Oregon State9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Washington9–9 .500  19–15  .559
Stanford8–10 .444  15–15  .500
UCLA6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Arizona State5–13 .278  15–17  .469
Washington State1–17 .056  9–22  .290
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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. Cal0–1 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. & OSU1–1 vs. Wash.0–2 vs. Ore.0–1 vs. Utah1–2 vs. Cal & Ariz.
8 Washington 9–9 17–13 1–2 vs. OSU & USC1–1 vs. USC0–1 vs. Ore.0–2 vs. Utah0–3 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, Pac-12 Conference, January 19, 2016
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