Pac-12 MBB power rankings: Gonzaga, Utah State on top as conference executives plot schedule and strategy for next season

Welcome to the latest installment of the Hotline’s Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings, our weekly assessment of a conference that doesn’t exist (yet) using results, analytics and a dash of common sense. The power rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season. Here is last week’s edition.

The new Pac-12’s governing board met last week with a full agenda and football matters, particularly the 2026 schedule, at the heart of the discussion.

Basketball’s secondary role was due...