Preview Season hits the power conferences this week, and we start on the Pacific coast - where the Pac-12 begins a lame duck season to remember. Arizona is loaded, but the Wildcats ducked out of March Madness quite early last year. Can a young and international UCLA topple them? What about USC and its bevy of talent up and down the roster? How about a resurgent Oregon or upstart Colorado?

Plus, how badly did Stanford mess up by letting Mark Madsen go to its archrival? Do the Cardinal have to can Jerod Haase if Madsen and Cal finish higher than them this year? (Yes) Who else could climb up into the at-large picture? Dive into our team-by-team breakdowns for the answers!

The Rundown (0:10) - Intro (6:24) - Root's Roundup (14:32) - Pac-12 Preview (15:05) - All-Conference (19:00) - Standings (20:49) - Arizona (26:02) - USC (30:08) - Colorado (33:58) - UCLA (38:10) - Oregon (42:03) - Washington (45:49) - Utah (49:04) - Stanford (51:49) - Cal (54:56) - Arizona St. (57:33) - Washington St. (1:01:43) - Oregon St. (1:04:30) - How Many Tourney Teams?