Ask anyone. The Pac-10 was historically bad last season. It managed just one semi-bubble team (the California Golden Bears) and another (the Washington Huskies) needed a semi-surprise conference tournament title to give the league a second NCAA bid. It was the worst major conference performance of the modern era.
Or so we were told.
Yet those throwing dirt on the Pac-10 -- and I'm sure I was among them at more than one point last season -- may want to reconsider their thinking.
Joe thinks the Pac-10 will rise again. But to see the WHY -- the raw data, the history numbers, etc. -- for that you need to be an ESPN Insider. Sign up now to get access to all of Lunardi's content all season long.
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