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Posted by: Jeff Eisenberg
Thanks for all your interest in the Pac-10 Team of the Decade Tournament. Here are the first-round results and the second-round matchups so you can start casting your votes:
6. UCLA (2006-07) 649 90%
11. Washington (2005-06) 69 10%
7. Stanford (2000-01) 134 78%
10. Washington (2004-05) 38 22%
2. Stanford (2003-04) 133 51%
15. Washington State (2006-07) 128 49%
Second Round
16. USC (2006-07)
Record: 25-12, 11-7 (T3rd Pac-10)
NCAA finish: Lost in the Sweet 16 to North Carolina
Coach: Tim Floyd
Starting lineup: F. Dwight Lewis (Fr.), F. Taj Gibson (Fr.), G. Lodrick Stewart (Sr.), G. Gabe Pruitt (Jr.), G. Nick Young (Jr.)
Key reserves: Keith Wilkinson, Abdoulaye N'Diaye
Comment: The guard-heavy Trojans gelled late in the season and gave North Carolina a big Sweet 16 scare.
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9. Arizona (2000-01)
Record: 28-8, 15-3 (2nd Pac-10)
NCAA finish: Lost to Duke in the NCAA title game
Coach: Lute Olson
Starting lineup: F. Richard Jefferson (Jr.), F. Michael Wright (Jr.), C. Loren Woods (Sr.), G. Gilbert Arenas (So.), G. Jason Gardner (So.)
Key reserves: Luke Walton (So.), Eugene Edgerson (Sr.)
Comment: Has there been a more talented starting five this decade than the one the Wildcats fielded in 2001?
5. Arizona (2004-05)
Record: 30-7, 15-3 (1st Pac-10)
NCAA finish: Lost to Illinois in the Elite Eight
Coach: Lute Olson
Starting lineup: F. Ivan Radenovic (So.), F. Hassan Adams (Jr.), C. Channing Frye (Sr.), G. Salim Stoudamire (Sr.), G. Mustapha Shakur (So.)
Key reserves: Jawann McClellan (Fr.), Chris Rodgers (Jr.)
Comment: Had this team not blown a late double-digit lead against Illinois, Arizona would have been in the Final Four.
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4. Arizona (2002-03)
Record: 28-4, 17-1 (1st Pac-10)
NCAA finish: Lost to Kansas in the Elite Eight
Coach: Lute Olson
Starting lineup: F. Luke Walton (Sr.), F. Rick Anderson (Sr.), C. Channing Frye (So.), G. Salim Stoudamire (So.), G. Jason Gardner (Sr.)
Key reserves: Hassan Adams (Fr.), Andre Iguodala (Fr.)
Comment: Only a midseason loss to Stanford prevented this Arizona team from going undefeated in conference play.
3. UCLA (2005-06)
Record: 32-7, 14-4 (1st Pac-10)
NCAA finish: Lost in the national title game to Florida
Coach: Ben Howland
Starting lineup: F. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (Fr.), C. Ryan Hollins (Sr.), G. Cedric Bozeman (Sr.), G. Arron Afflalo (So.), G. Jordan Farmar (So.)
Key reserves: Darren Collison (Fr.), Lorenzo Mata (So.), Michael Roll (Fr.)
Comment: With a shot-blocking center and long, ball-hawking wings, this was Ben Howland's best defensive team.
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6. UCLA (2006-07)
Record: 30-6, 15-3 (1st Pac-10)
NCAA finish: Lost to Florida in the Final Four
Coach: Ben Howland
Starting lineup: F. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (So.), F. Josh Shipp (So.), C. Lorenzo Mata-Real (Jr.), G. Arron Afflalo (Jr.), G. Darren Collison (So.)
Key bench players: Alfred Aboya (So.), Michael Roll (So.), Russell Westbrook (Fr.)
Comment: This guard-heavy UCLA team might have brought home a 12th national title had it not run into Florida for the second year in a row
2. Stanford (2003-04)
Record: 30-2, 17-1 (1st Pac-10)
NCAA finish: Lost to Alabama in the second round
Coach: Mike Montgomery
Starting lineup: F. Josh Childress (Jr.), F. Justin Davis (Sr.), C. Rob Little (Jr.), G. Matt Lottich (Sr.), G. Chris Hernandez (So.)
Key reserves: Nick Robinson (Jr.), Dan Grunfeld (So.) Matt Haryasz (So.)
Commment: The second-round debacle against Alabama overshadows the accomplishments of what was probably Mike Montgomery's best Stanford team
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7. Stanford (2000-01)
Record: 31-3, 16-2 (1st Pac-10)
NCAA finish: Lost to Maryland in the Elite Eight
Coach: Mike Montgomery
Starting lineup: F. Ryan Mendez (Sr.) F. Jarron Collins (Sr.), C. Jason Collins (So.), G. Casey Jacobsen (So.), G. Michael McDonald (Sr.)
Key reserves: Julius Barnes (So.), Justin Davis (Fr.), Teyo Johnson (Fr.)
Comment: This balanced Stanford team spent much of the season ranked No. 1 before falling to Maryland in the Elite Eight.
Oregon State should get recognition for their one loss season (by a field goal) in 2000-2001, in which they destroyed almost everybody they played including Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl
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Wow, I didn't know Southern Cal fans were that supportive of their team. Great turn out for the Trojans.
Oregon State should get recognition for their one loss season (by a field goal) in 2000-2001, in which they destroyed almost everybody they played including Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl