Stanford has not given up on getting an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference as its fellow Pac-4 members wait and hope to rebuild their plundered league.
The list of Pac-12 teams that remain undefeated has dwindled to a precious three. No. 4 Oregon, No. 13 UCLA and No. 19 Arizona State are left to Boost the profile of the conference.
A record eight Big Ten schools were selected for the 68-team field on Sunday, the most for any league. The ACC, which had three of the No. 1 seeds, and the SEC each got seven teams.