Only one team will take the Pac-12 Player of the Year into battle this weekend.
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The RPI no longer matters. Neither do the polls. Throw out conference records, strength of schedule and any other metrics under the summer sun.

The 2012 NCAA baseball tournament is here and all that matters is beating the team in the other dugout. The Arizona Wildcats and the rest of the Pac-12 will attempt to do just that starting today.

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Not pictured: SEC Champions
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College football’s postseason future will soon be decided and everyone has an opinion on the best format. There’s the model endorsed by the Big Ten commissioner, the format preferred by the SEC’s strongest coaches, and variations in between.

As an admittedly biased citizen in Pac-12 country let me make this very clear: The SEC model is best.

Just not the SEC model they’re talking about.

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Coping with the moping.
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The loss on Saturday made it probable. The NCAA tournament selection show on Sunday made it official. The Arizona Wildcats were left out of the Big Dance and UA fans were left feeling…

What is this feeling? people in Tucson are wondering. And what is this strange new tournament?

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Even the wins feel like this.
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It’s like a horror movie trailer.

No one is safe. No one feels secure…

The 2012 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament begins today and there isn’t a single lock for an NCAA at-large bid. We can’t guarantee the games will be dramatic but they will definitely be intense.

Fear is about to consume them…

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Solomon Hill will try to hold on to Rule #1.Photo by Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic

March is upon us.

You have two choices. If you aren’t planning on paying attention to the games tonight and on Saturday and you just want to watch the Arizona Wildcats and be surprised when the Pac-12 tournament bracket comes out, take a peek at the TV schedule below and close the browser.

But if you want to understand who is fighting for what and how each result affects the various tiebreaker scenarios no matter how complex it gets…

You, my friend, have come to the right place.

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