Pac-12 Baseball and Softball Power Rankings - March 29, 2021

By popular demand, the Pac-12 Power Rankings have returned! Here's the first baseball and softball power rankings of the season...

Baseball

1) Oregon State

2) UCLA

3) Arizona State

4) USC

5) Stanford

6) California

7) Oregon

8) Arizona

9) Washington State

10) Utah

11) Washington

Softball

1) Oregon

2) Stanford

3) UCLA

4) Washington

5) Arizona

6) Arizona State

7) Oregon State

8) California

9) Utah

Rankings will be released on Mondays throughout the remainder of the regular season. Let the discussions begin. Be nice, please.

Bill Crawford is a long-time Eugene radio personality and sportscaster. Find him on many social media platforms.

Pac-12 Men's and Women's Basketball Power Rankings - March 9, 2021

Just before the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament, here goes...the final power rankings of the regular season:

Men

1) Oregon

2) Colorado

3) USC

4) UCLA

5) *Arizona

6) Oregon State

7) Stanford

8) Utah

9) Washington State

10) Arizona State

11) California

12) Washington

*Not eligible for Pac-12 Tournament and other post-season play

Women (Post-Tournment)

1) Stanford

2) UCLA

3) Arizona State

4) Oregon State

5) Oregon

6) Washington State

7) Colorado

8) Arizona State

9) USC

10) Utah

11) Washington

12) California

Coming soon: Pac-12 Baseball and Softball Power Rankings. I'm looking forward to this and what your opinions are.

Zach Richardson's Massive 50 Point Night Goes for Naught

 By Harry Cummins

     Multnomah University guard Zach Richardson scored a career high 50 points Wednesday night in a loosing effort as the winless Lions (0-8) dropped a 105-97 Cascade Collegiate Conference game to the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers.

     Richardson scored 31 of his 50 points in the first half as the Lions enjoyed a narrow 60-58 advantage at the break.    Richardson is currently the CCC's top scorer this season (27.62 ppg) and heir apparent to the NAIA's leading scorer the past two years, former teammate Justin Martin.

     The 50 point explosion from the 6'0" soph guard was just one point shy of the highest single game point total in the NAIA this year.  Kyle Mangas of Indiana Wesleyan and Deshawn Munson of Harris-Stowe, each scored 51 points earlier in the season.  Mangas is currently the nation's leading scorer  (29.74ppg) and a candidate to repeat his selection last season as the Bevo Francis Award winner presented annually to the NAIA's Player of the Year.

     Richardson exceeded his previous career high of 49 points, which came during his freshman season in 2018-19.  In addition to the 50 point effort Wednesday night, Richardson flirted with a triple-double as he had 8 assists and 7 rebounds, to go with 2 steals. He also drained a career-tying 16 field goals while nearly perfect from the foul line, converting 11 of 12 free throws. His 7 3-pointers on the night tied his season high, but fell well short of his career high 13.

     Yet to play a home game, Multnomah stays on the road for games Friday and Saturday nights, traveling to Kirkland, Washington, where they will play Northwest University. The Lions first home contest is scheduled for Tuesday night, March 9, against the University of Puget Sound. At present, there are 22 games still remaining on Multnomah's covid-delayed current season.    

*****  Richardson has already scored a milestone 1,000 + points in his brief career, with two full years of eligibility remaining after this season. It seems reasonable to assume Richardson could amass a lofty total well over 3,000 points by the time his career is finished.  In his last 7 games, the emerging backcourt star has averaged 32.43 ppg.

     

Pac-12 Men's and Women's Basketball Power Rankings - March 2, 2021

Here's this week's Pac-12 basketball power rankings...a little late.

Women

1) Stanford

2) UCLA

3) Oregon State

4) Oregon

5) Colorado

6) Washington State

7) Arizona State

8) Arizona

9) USC

10) Utah

11) Washington

12) California

Men

1) Colorado

2) Oregon

3) UCLA

4) USC

5) Arizona

6) Oregon State

7) Stanford

8) Washington State

9) Arizona State

10) Utah

11) California

12) Washington

Coming soon...Pac-12 baseball and softball power rankings. Stay tuned!