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The Pac-12 has made its triumphant return, with Gonzaga among the seven new teams in the 100+- year-old league, which officially launched on July 1, 2026.
From the ashes of conference realignment, a pair of abandoned schools in Oregon State and Washington State worked hard to rebuild the ‘conference of champions’ – doing so by securing a quintet of Mountain West schools in Boise State, Utah State, Colorado State, San Diego State, and Fresno State – as well as Texas State from the Sun Belt and, of course, Gonzaga from the WCC.
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While the conference won’t carry the prestige and history of the previous Pac-12 era, this group is more than capable of forging a new, successful path on their own. Football is king in any college conference, but this league could really make a name for itself in men’s basketball – with quite a few programs that have had sustained success over the last decade-plus.
With rosters nearly complete across the country, today is a great day to take a look at projected Pac-12 power rankings for the 2026-27 season.
1. Gonzaga Bulldogs
Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Braden Huff. | Photo by Myk Crawford
Gonzaga made it look easy in the WCC over the last quarter-century, and while things will be more challenging in the Pac-12 overall, they are still set up nicely for 2026-27.
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Mark Few went ahead and built a dynamic, high upside roster with multiple NBA caliber players, and if most or all of them hit their high end projections, there’s no reason this team can’t be top five in the country.
Arizona State transfer Massamba Diop and returning senior Braden Huff are a match made in heaven on the interior, and sophomore breakouts from some combination of Davis Fogle, Mario Saint-Supery, and Isiah Harwell should put this team atop the new league in 2026-27 – and potentially back in the No. 1 seed conversation.
2. Utah State Aggies
Mar 20, 2026; San Diego, CA, USA; Utah State Aggies guard Mason Falslev (12) | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
Even with a new head coach, Utah…
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