# 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12. It was played between March 9 through March 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The champion, the Oregon Ducks, received an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

Teams seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 | Tiebreaker 5 |
| 1 | Oregon$^{†#}$ | 14–4 | 25–6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Utah$^#$ | 13–5 | 24–7 | | | | | |
| 3 | California$^#$ | 12–6 | 22–9 | 1–1 vs. Ariz. | 1–1 vs. Ore. | | | |
| 4 | Arizona$^#$ | 12–6 | 24–7 | 1–1 vs. Cal | 0–1 vs. Ore. | | | |
| 5 | Colorado | 10–8 | 21–10 | | | | | |
| 6 | Oregon State | 9–9 | 18–11 | 2–1 vs. Wash. & USC | | | | |
| 7 | USC | 9–9 | 20–11 | 2–2 vs. Wash. & OSU | 1–1 vs. Wash. | 0–2 vs. Ore. | 0–1 vs. Utah | 1–2 vs. Cal & Ariz. |
| 8 | Washington | 9–9 | 17–13 | 1–2 vs. OSU & USC | 1–1 vs. USC | 0–1 vs. Ore. | 0–2 vs. Utah | 0–3 vs. Cal & Ariz. |
| 9 | Stanford | 8–10 | 15–14 | | | | | |
| 10 | UCLA | 6–12 | 15–16 | | | | | |
| 11 | Arizona State | 5–13 | 15–16 | | | | | |
| 12 | Washington State | 1–17 | 9–21 | | | | | |
| † – Pac-12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Pac-12 Tournament. |||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Final score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 9 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #8 Washington vs. #9 Stanford | 91–68 | Pac-12 Network | 12,916 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30 pm | #5 Colorado vs. #12 Washington State | 80–56 | Pac-12 Network | 12,916 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 USC vs. #10 UCLA | 95–71 | Pac-12 Network | 12,916 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 pm | #6 Oregon State vs. #11 Arizona State | 75–66 | Pac-12 Network | 12,916 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Oregon vs. #8 Washington | 83–77 | Pac-12 Network | 12,916 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30 pm | #4 Arizona vs. #5 Colorado | 82–78 | Pac-12 Network | 12,916 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Utah vs. #7 USC | 80–72 | Pac-12 Network | 12,916 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 California vs. #6 Oregon State | 76–68 | FS1 | 12,916 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Oregon vs. #4 Arizona | 95–89$^{OT}$ | Pac-12 Network | 12,916 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #2 Utah vs. #3 California | 82–78$^{OT}$ | FS1 | 12,916 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 7:00 pm | #1 Oregon vs. #2 Utah | 88–57 | FS1 | 12,916 |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday March 9 | First round Wednesday March 9 | First round Wednesday March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 10 | Semifinals Friday March 11 | Semifinals Friday March 11 | Semifinals Friday March 11 | Championship Saturday March 12 | Championship Saturday March 12 | Championship Saturday March 12 |
| | | | 1 | #5 Oregon | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Washington | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Washington | 91 | 8 | Washington | 77 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 68 | | | | 1 | #5 Oregon | 95* | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | #15 Arizona | 89 | | | |
| | | | 4 | #15 Arizona | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Colorado | 78 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Colorado | 80 | 5 | Colorado | 78 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Washington State | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Washington State | 56 | | | | | | | 1 | #5 Oregon | 88 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | #12 Utah | 57 |
| | | | 2 | #12 Utah | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | USC | 72 | | | | | | |
| 7 | USC | 95 | 7 | USC | 72 | | | | | | |
| 10 | UCLA | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | UCLA | 71 | | | | 2 | #12 Utah | 82* | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #24 California | 78 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #24 California | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Oregon State | 68 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oregon State | 75 | 6 | Oregon State | 68 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Arizona State | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes each overtime period played

## All-tournament team

* Dillon Brooks, Oregon
* Chris Boucher, Oregon
* Elgin Cook, Oregon
* Tyler Dorsey, Oregon
* Ivan Rabb, California
* Jakob Poeltl, Utah

## Most outstanding player

* Elgin Cook, Oregon

## Hall of Honor inductees

* Salim Stoudamire (Arizona)
* Art Becker (Arizona State)
* Brian Hendrick (California)
* Scott Wedman (Colorado)
* Luke Ridnour (Oregon)
* Jim Anderson (Oregon State)
* Kim Belton (Stanford)
* Keith Erickson (UCLA)
* Sam Clancy (USC)
* Vern Gardner (Utah)
* Isaiah Thomas (Washington)
* Keith Morrison (Washington State)