Thursday morning Pac-12 links

From Tempe — Did you get a wink of sleep last night? Me neither. Not with Pac-12 basketball finally about to begin. We’ve got our conference power rankings and a look at how the conference has returned to the college basketball spotlight. The Cougars will get a taste of just how good this conference in during their Arizona swing . While the Wildcats may be No. 1, the Sun Devils are no slouches , either.

The Arizona Daily Star takes a look at the conference’s bests and worsts .

In football news, Stanford was the ninth and final Pac-12 team to play its bowl game, losing the Rose Bowl in dramatic fashion to Michigan State. With the loss, the Pac-12 finishes a respectable but not exemplary 6-3 in its bowl games. Thanks, Stanford.