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Jon Wilner
Jon WilnerĀ has been covering college sports for decadesĀ and is an AP top-25 football and basketball voter as well as a Heisman Trophy voter. He was named Beat Writer of the Year in 2013 by the Football Writers Association of America for his coverage of theĀ Pac-12, won first place for feature writing in 2016 in the Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest and is a five-time APSE honoree.
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NCAA tournament: How the Pac-12 crawled out of the gutter and came to dominate March Madness
The conference was in the gutter a few years ago after one of the worst NCAA tournament showings in history. Today, it's sitting pretty with four teams in the Sweet...

Stock report: Pac-12 reputation rises (is Larry Scott responsible?) while the āunder-seedā narrative falls
The dominant performance has undoubtedly bolstered the league, but the long-term impact matters less than success on the football field in September.

Was the Pac-12 treated unfairly? Explaining why USC and Oregon are paired in the Sweet 16
Two teams from the same conference typically don't meet in the Sweet 16, but the Ducks and Trojans are dueling on Sunday. Our deep dive into the bracketing process reveals...

Sweet 16 power ratings: Pac-12 makes its case after dominant opening weekend
Of the conference's nine wins thus far, eight have come by double digits, including the historic beatdown USC administered to Kansas on Monday night in the second round.

NCAA Tournament winners and losers: It¶¶Ņõap the Pac-12ās world, for once (and possibly for two more weeks)
The conference, maligned for several years, accounts for one quarter of the Sweet 16. Meanwhile, the Big Ten collapsed, Gonzaga rolled and the little guys emerged.

Saturday Night One: Pac-12 unbeaten through first round, in range of record-breaking NCAA cash haul
The conference advanced all five teams to the second round and is in range of a record total for NCAA units, which are worth millions of dollars to the campuses...

Hotline investigation: Future of Pac-12 Networks in doubt as sports media world threatens to leave conference behind
The Pac-12 Networks are suffering significant subscriber losses, based on data provided by S&P. Add a changing media landscape, and the conference is running out of options.

NCAA tournament best bets: Pac-12 sends five teams into the Madness. How many survive the first weekend?
The conference has one team opening tonight in the First Four (UCLA) and four more scheduled to start play this weekend. How should we define success in the NCAAs?

NCAA tournament bracket breakdown: Winners and losers from Selection Sunday
The Big Ten grabbed two No. 1 seeds and nine overall bids. Two blue bloods, Duke and Kentucky, were left home. Meanwhile, the Pac-12 claimed a morsel of redemption with...

Saturday Night Five: Oregon State takes the trophy; NCAA bid projections; Krystkowiak and Haase on the hot seat
The Beavers beat No. 4 seed UCLA, No. 1 Oregon and No. 3 Colorado to claim their first NCAA berth since 2016 and improve the Pac-12's prospects for Selection Sunday.