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Pac-12 Basketball Power Rankings: Arizona State stays on top as UCLA falls

By Brian Rauf

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 21: Head coach Bobby Hurley (C) of the Arizona State Sun Devils is surrounded by his team after defeating the Utah State Aggies, 87-82 in championship game in the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 21: Head coach Bobby Hurley (C) of the Arizona State Sun Devils is surrounded by his team after defeating the Utah State Aggies, 87-82 in championship game in the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Robert Franks #3 of the Washington State Cougars stands on the court during a first-round game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament against the Oregon Ducks at T-Mobile Arena on March 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks won 64-62 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Robert Franks #3 of the Washington State Cougars stands on the court during a first-round game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament against the Oregon Ducks at T-Mobile Arena on March 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks won 64-62 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

12) Cal Golden Bears (2-3)
LW: 11

Cal snapped a two-game losing streak with a 78-66 win over Santa Clara, but that victory did nothing to dispell any of the concerns surrounding this team. They severely lack depth, rank in the bottom five in the country in offensive rebounding, and are just 333rd in assist percentage – meaning they rely on a lot of one-on-one offensively.

The good news for the Golden Bears is that all five of their starters average at least 10.2 points per game. However, their entire bench combines to average only 13. They won’t improve until their bench does.

11) Washington State Cougars (4-1)
LW: 12

Washington State hasn’t played a single game against a meaningful opponent and already have a loss to Seattle on their resume. However, they get the nod over Cal to avoid the basement of these rankings because of Robert Franks, who is one of the best scorers in the conference.

That said, Wazzu does not have much outside of Franks. The Cougars play a very lackluster non-conference schedule, so we really won’t know how good (or bad) they are until they start Pac-12 play in January.

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