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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 10 College Football Top 25
> At 6-2, the Oregon State Beavers are off to their best eight-game start since 2013

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UCLA comes in at No. 10 after getting a win over Stanford in the Rose Bowl for the first time since the 2008 season.

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SuperWest F1 Project: Mexico City Grand Prix Preview
> The first in a series of columns and podcasts edited and produced by our Dane Miller

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With the Formula 1 race in Mexico City on Sunday, our Stephen Vilardo initiates SuperWest Sport’s coverage of the series.

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Vilardo: SuperWest Loaded with Exceptional Running Backs
> Among those rushers are four of the top five active career rushing leaders in college football

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Oregon is running the ball for 6.0 yards per carry in games played outside of Eugene this season, the fourth-best road mark nationally.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 9 College Football Top 25
> TCU and Oregon came up big in high-profile matchups, and Clemson held off Syracuse

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mong my top four, Georgia and Michigan each had byes, Tennessee may as well have against UT-Martin, and Ohio State’s

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2022-23 Preseason All-SuperWest Men’s Hoops Teams
> Top players from the Pac-12, the MWC, and the WCC as selected by our Stephen Vilardo

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When college football reaches the halfway point, it means college basketball season is not far behind.

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’22-23 SuperWest Preseason All-America Men’s Hoops Teams
> As chosen by our senior SuperWest and National basketball writer, Stephen Vilardo

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The SuperWest All-America teams are filled with seniors. And some of the tough decisions left off are also seniors and upperclassmen.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 8 College Football Top 25
> A pair of thrillers in Salt Lake City and Knoxville headlined the shakeups at the top

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The top-ranked team in Stephen Vilardo’s Top 25 rolled yet again, but the SEC East may not be a foregone conclusion for Georgia.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 7 SuperWest CFB Notes
> The game of the week is in Salt Lake City where USC faces its first ranked opponent in Utah

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In Fresno, the Bulldogs will host San Jose State for the Valley Trophy, and Stanford travels to Notre Dame to play for the Legends Trophy.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 7 College Football Top 25
> This week we see a matchup of ranked opponents in each Power Five contest

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The 3rd Saturday in October brings the Tennessee vs Alabama. This week we see a matchup of ranked opponents in each Power Five contest.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 6 SuperWest CFB Notes
> Utah at UCLA is a marquee contest between a pair of teams with two different 8-game streaks

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or the second week in a row the Pac-12 features a matchup of two ranked teams, and once again, that

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 6 College Football Top 25
> Week Five saw the No. 1 team in the nation struggle and seven teams drop out of the rankings

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Stephen Vilardo’s Top 25 had UCLA ranked since the preseason and the Bruins delivered with a big win over Washington.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 5 SuperWest CFB Notes
> Friday's UW vs. UCLA matchup will show if both are for real with their unbeaten records

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Friday is the highlight of the Pac-12 schedule with a Washington-UCLA matchup that will show if they’re for real with their unbeaten records.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 5 College Football Top 25
> How the nation's top teams stack up after another week of upsets and near misses

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The week ahead in college football offers a few matchups that will help decide which teams are true contenders and which may be pretenders.

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Vilardo QB Notes: Penix Jr. Transforming UW Offense
> Through three games, the Huskies are putting up 388.7 passing yards per game

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Michael Penix has flourished in DeBoer’s offense over the first three games of 2022 with a rating of 180.78, ranking him 18th in the nation.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 4 College Football Top 25
> How the nation's top teams stack up after another week of upsets and near misses

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Three weeks into the 2022 college football season, we can start to get a better feel for which teams might stay in the Top 25.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 3 SuperWest CFB Notes
> The 16 teams play 11 nonconference matchups with crossover games vs the Big Ten & ND

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The 16 SuperWest teams play 11 nonconference matchups this weekend, with crossover games involving the Big Ten and Notre Dame.

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Stephen Vilardo’s NFL West Week 2 Game Notes
> A few notes and numbers for the AFC and NFC West games this week

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Last week Kansas City became the sixth team in the Super Bowl era to win eight consecutive season-opening games with a win over Arizona.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 3 College Football Top 25
> How the nation's top teams stack up after a thrilling week of close games and upsets

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Week two of the 2022 college football season brought us some huge upsets and thrillers as reflected in Stephen Vilardo’s latest Top 25.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 2 College Football Top 25
> A look at how the nation's top teams stack up after the first full slate of games

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A lot of the teams at the top end of our SuperWest Top 25 College Football rankings won by large margins as expected.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 1 SuperWest CFB Game Notes
> News and notes for each Pac-12 game and those of BYU, Boise State, and San Diego State

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College football news, notes, and stats for each Pac-12 game and those of BYU, Boise State, and San Diego State.

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NCAA West Women’s and Men’s Soccer Previews
> A look at the prospects of the top soccer teams and players west of the Rockies

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As football season gets into full swing so do all the other NCAA fall sports, including women’s and men’s soccer.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Preseason College Football Top 25
> A look at how the projected top teams stack up before the games start in late August

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With preseason camps in full swing across the nation, it’s time to bring you our SuperWest Sports Preseason College Football Top 25.

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SuperWest Sports Preseason All-America Team
> The nation's best player at each position as chosen by our senior writer Stephen Vilardo

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Picking this year’s college football All-America team involved numerous tough choices selections, particularly at the QB and RB selections.

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2022 SuperWest Preseason Pac-12 All-California Teams
> Best players and coach from Cal, Stanford, UCLA, and USC for 2022, two teams deep

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Preseason choices for the best players at each position collectively from Cal, Stanford, UCLA, and USC for 2022, two teams deep.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Pac-12 Historical NBA Draft Capsules
> A condensed history of each Conference program's pro basketball selections over the years

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With the 202 NBA Draft in the books, these capsules provide a condensed history of each Conference program’s selections.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Pac-12 NBA Mock Draft
> Expect six former Pac-12 men's basketball players to be selected on Thursday night

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With the NBA Finals winding down we turn our attention to the NBA Draft. Stephen sees six former Pac-12 players getting selected.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Pac-12 NBA Draft Stat Preview
> The Conference has seen at least one player selected in the First Round of the last 33 drafts

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The Pac-12 has seen at least one player selected in the First Round of the NBA Draft 33-straight drafts & that streak will continue in 2022.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Statistical NFL Draft Preview
> Conference and national selection notes, trends, streaks, and other milestones

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The Pac-12 will be well represented throughout the Draft, and several players from the conference should hear their names on Day One.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Pac-12 NFL Draft Capsules
> Each Conference program's pro football draft history at a glance

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In anticipation of Thursday’s 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas, here are summary capsules for each Pac-12 program.

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Stephen Vilardo’s WSU Semifinal NIT Stat Preview
> A win over Texas A&M would get the cougars into the finals of the NIT for the first time ever

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The Big Dance is over for the Pac-12, but the Conference still has one men’s team in Washington State playing during the last week of March.

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Stephen Vilardo’s UCLA-UNC Sweet 16 Preview
> UCLA is back in the Sweet-16 for the second straight year and the fifth time in the past nine

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Tyger Campbell has averaged 16 points and 4.5 assists in the two NCAA wins while Jaime Jaquez Jr has gone for 15 points and 6.5 rebounds.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Arizona-Houston Sweet 16 Stat Preview
> Houston and Arizona rank second and third nationally in scoring margin on the season

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Tommy Lloyd’s 33 wins this season are one shy of Bill Guthridge in 1997-98 (UNC) for the most by a first-time head coach in NCAA history.

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Stephen Vilardo’s WSU Quarterfinal NIT Stat Preview
> Washington State has averaged 45 rebounds per game in the first two games of the NIT

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Washington State is looking to return to the NIT Final Four for the second time ever, and the first time since 2011, with a win on Wednesday

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Stephen Vilardo’s TCU vs Arizona NCAA Game Notes
> Arizona’s second-half scoring margin of +8.5 per game is the second-highest in the nation

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Arizona 32 wins on the season ties head coach Tommy Lloyd for the third-most ever victories by an NCAA Head Coach in his first year.

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Stephen Vilardo’s UCLA-St. Mary’s 2nd-Round Game Notes
> UCLA is looking to return to the Sweet 16 for second time in the last two seasons

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n March, the name of the game is to survive and advance, and each win only counts once, whether it

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Stephen Vilardo’s First-Round NCAA Tournament Capsules
> The Pac-12 looks to build on its success of last year in the 2022 NCAA tournament

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The Pac-12 looks to build on its success last year in the NCAA tournament with three teams capable of deep runs this season.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Tuesday Pac-12 NIT Stat Previews
> The postseason gets underway for the Conference with three teams in the NIT

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All three Pac-12 NIT First-Round games are on the 4/5 line, with Washington State and Colorado hosting while Oregon is the 5-seed.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Pac-12 Tournament Championship Recap
> The Wildcats claimed the edge over the bruins for the season, Tourney meetings , and titles

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n the Pac-12-record 11th all-time meeting between Arizona and UCLA in the Conference Tournament, the Wildcats claimed the edge for

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Steven Vilardo’s Pac-12 Tourney Championship Stat Preview
> This will be the fourth time Arizona and UCLA have met for the Tournament Championship

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The Pac-12 Tournament Championship will be the third meeting of the season between Arizona and UCLA and the rubber match for the teams.

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Vilardo: Some Pac-12 Tournament Semifinal Insights
> The Pac-12 Men's Tournament semifinals lived up to their billing with two competitive games

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The Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals lived up to their billing with a pair of competitive and entertaining games.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Pac-12 Men’s Tournament Capsules
> Notes and records for all 12 teams and the Tournament as a whole

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A list of the Top 4 winningest Pac-12 Tournament coaches, tournament champions & runners-up by seed, with capsules for all 12 teams.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 16 Pac-12 Men’s Hoops Stat Previews
> Tommy Lloyd's 24 debut wins ties him for the third-most ever by a Conference coach

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Pac-12 basketball teams Washington State and Washington meet twice this week in Pullman on Wednesday and in Seattle on Saturday.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 15 Pac-12 Men’s Hoops Stat Previews
> Oregon’s five-game winning streak away from Eugene is tied for the nation’s seventh-longest

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Dating to last season, Arizona men’s basketball has won 15-straight home games, tied for the fourth-longest such streak in the nation.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 14 Men’s Hoops Stat Previews
> A statistical preview this week's Pac-12 basketball matchups

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WSU’s five-game Pac-12 win streak is the longest for the program since 2006-07 and is tied for the 17th longest in the nation.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 13 Men’s Hoops Stat Previews
> A look at this week's Pac-12 Conference games by the numbers

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UCLA has won their last six games against Arizona and eight of the last 10, including four in a row at the McKale Center.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 12 Men’s Hoops Stat Previews

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Utah is leaving the fewest points off the board from free throws among Pac-12 basketball teams this season with just 3.5 misses per game.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 11 Men’s Hoops Stat Previews

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On the season, the Huskies are turning opponents over on 24.2 percent of possessions, the 13th-best rate in the nation.

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Stephen Vilardo’s Week 10 Men’s Hoops Stat Previews

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The Pac-12 had one of the final two remaining unbeaten teams in USC prior to the Trojans falling at Stanford on Tuesday.