ASU Basketball: 2019 Pac-12 Week 9 Power Rankings

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TEMPE, AZ – FEBRUARY 15: Head coach Bobby Hurley of the Arizona State Sun Devils reacts to a foul call during the second half of the college basketball game against the Arizona Wildcats at Wells Fargo Arena on February 15, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. The Wildcats beat the Sun Devils 77-70. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) /

A Quadrant 4 loss to Princeton derailed ASU basketball’s national praise. And the rest of the Pac-12 didn’t help, either.

For Pac-12 basketball, nothing may be more valuable than separation.

In a non-conference slate where the league finished with no ranked teams, several mid-major losses and one Quadrant 1 team, it’s hard to find a squad that can call itself in anomaly.

Arizona State, at 9-3, would be the closest thing. But after a home loss to Princeton – a Quadrant 4 opponent ranked No. 201 in the NCAA’s NET Rankings – their name fell in the gutter, like many of their conference peers.

Two hours south, coach Sean Miller is in the midst of a rebuild at Arizona – making the Wildcats an unlikely candidate to attract national attention. The next-best candidate, and perhaps the nation’s most storied program – UCLA – just fired its coach after a 15-point loss to Liberty on its home floor.

Similar frustrations carried through the rest of the league. Washington State and Ernie Kent suffered an 8-point home defeat to Santa Clara, adding warmth to his hot seat. Colorado lost to Indiana State (with no Larry Bird), possibly discrediting their 9-3 start to the season.

And when it was all said and done, the conference finished with a 38-36 record (.514) in December. That doesn’t bode well for seeking multiple bids in March.

Luckily, 2019 is here, giving each team a fresh start. With conference play set to begin tomorrow, here’s where we ranked each team in our Power Rankings:

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