Women's college basketball has been highlighted by the dominance of teams like South Carolina and with the Pac-12 Conference particularly shining with six ranked teams.
Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins will return for his seventh season in charge of the Huskies despite four straight years without an NCAA Tournament appearance.
Keeshawn Barthelemy and Jermaine Couisnard each scored 17 points and Oregon had a 19-point lead erased before closing on a 7-0 run to beat Washington State 75-70 in the Pac-12 Tournament.
TJ Bamba and DJ Rodman combined for 27 points, as Washington State extended its winning streak to seven with a 69-52 victory over California in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Oregon State was picked to finish last in the Pac-12 but defied the odds and won the conference tournament for an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The second-ranked Baylor clinched a share of its 10th consecutive Big 12 regular-season women's championship with a 64-39 victory over West Virginia on Monday night.