As a result, its universities frequently compete in the NCAA Championships, while some of the greatest players in the game’s ...

Washington State is the pride of the Pac-12 this week. There really hasn’t been much to celebrate in the old “Conference of Champions” since mass defections left just WSU and Oregon State. Those two ...

Washington State is the pride of the Pac-12 this week. There really hasn't been much to celebrate in the old “Conference of Champions” since mass defections left just WSU and Oregon State.

Washington State is the pride of the Pac-12 this week. There really hasn't been much to celebrate in the old “Conference of Champions” since mass defections left just WSU and Oregon State.

There really hasn’t been much to celebrate in the old “Conference of Champions” since mass defections left just WSU and Oregon State. Those two are hanging together until five recently ...

There really hasn't been much to celebrate in the old “Conference of Champions” since mass defections left just WSU and Oregon State. Those two are hanging together until five recently ...

There really hasn't been much to celebrate in the old "Conference of Champions" since ... Until then, the Pac-12 will take whatever glory it can get. Right now, that's Washington State's season ...

Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Big 12 conference had to have known what it was signing up for when it acquired the "four corner" schools from the Pac-12 this ...