The best and worst of the Pac-12’s postseason …
Top storyline I: The upturn continues (barely)
The Pac-12’s rebirth, apparent throughout the regular season — and confirmed with the placement of six teams in the final playoff rankings — continued into the postseason.
That said, everything is relative. On an absolute scale, the 3-4 bowl record, which included a 0-2 mark in the New Year’s Six matchups (Cotton and Rose bowls), isn’t cause for celebration across the conference footprint.
But compared to recent postseason performances — the Pac-12 was winless in two games in 2020 and winless in five games in 2021 — the showing over the past 17