Part Three examines the prospects of the Northwest Region schools in these Way-Too-Early Men’s Basketball updates

Part Two examines the prospects of the California Region schools in these Way-Too-Early Men’s Basketball updates.

In this three-part series, SportsPac12 provides a status report on each Pac-12 program with an eye toward the 2020-21 campaign.

Upshot from Round One: Little Goes as Expected History was made. In a year with unmatched parity in the conference,

UCLA continued its winning ways with a sweep of the Arizona schools at Pauley Pavilion.

Upshot from Last Week: Red-Hot Sun Devils Dart to the Top Raise your hand if you predicted this one. With

Colorado remains in a favorable position to win at least a share of the conference championship.

Upsets continue to muddy the waters in the race for the regular-season championship.

After four weeks of conference play, the first road sweep in the Pac-12 was finally secured by the road-battered Arizona Wildcats.

Upshot from Last Week: Elite Teams Standing Out at Midpoint Approaching the midpoint of the conference season, the elite teams

Coming off the most unpredictable and entertaining week this year, the race is as wide open as ever.

After the second week of Pac-12 play, there are signs of separation between the middle and top of the Conference.

There were several shocking upsets in Week One, keeping with the unpredictable theme of this season.

The Pac-12 secured a handful of noteworthy nonconference wins, significantly improving upon last year.

The Pac-12 turned heads around the country, beating highly respected programs on national TV.

The Pac-12 went 0-3 in its matchups featuring ranked opponents, a substantial missed opportunity.

Upshot from Last Week The Pac-12 came down to Earth after an astronomical start to the 2019-20 campaign. A stark

Upshot from Last Week: Feast Week a Mixed Bag You win some, you lose some. The Pac-12 had a mixed-bag

The Conference had its best opening week since the expansion in 2011, and perhaps longer, going 22-2 against non-conference foes.

Upshot from Last Season The Conference of Champions is coming off a 2018-2019 campaign that saw it place three teams