College Basketball Power 10: Who Runs The Pac-12?

Feb 8, 2017; Tucson, AZ, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Allonzo Trier (35) and center Dusan Ristic (14) and forward Lauri Markkanen (10) walk up court during the second half against the Stanford Cardinal at McKale Center. Arizona won 74-67. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /

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6. Oregon (22-4)

Everyone went from saying Oregon is the team to beat in the Pac-12 to not being sure they’re even the second-best team in the conference. Following their dominating win over Arizona, Oregon led UCLA by nine at halftime in Los Angeles and controlled most of the game.

After UCLA took the lead with 4:04 left in the game, Oregon had no answer and ended up blowing a 19-point first half lead. The Ducks led by as many as 15 points in the second half, too.

Oregon ended the week with an 11-point win over a good USC team, but the loss to UCLA is what looms over their head. They’re still second in the conference, but it’s their second loss in the past five games and it came with Dillon Brooks in the lineup.

Brooks and Tyler Dorsey combined for 37 points, while Jordan Bell grabbed 15 rebounds. Both are good signs moving forward, as well as their huge leads. Losing the lead and their focus in the second half shows the amount of work they have left to do, though.

Their offense stalled in the second half, ending the game shooting just 42 percent from the field, and their 34th nationally ranked scoring defense fell apart, too, allowing UCLA to shoot 50.8 percent from the field.

Oregon is still a very good team, but outside of their 27-point win over Arizona, the Ducks have struggled over the past couple of weeks.

They host Utah and Colorado this week.