If you’re searching for the 2026 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule or printable bracket, here’s the key update: There is no Pac-12 basketball tournament scheduled for March 2026. The conference is in a transitional phase following realignment, with only two remaining schools (Oregon State and Washington State) competing independently for the 2025-26 season. No tournament was held in 2025, and none is planned for 2026 due to the small league size and ongoing rebuild.

The Pac-12 is set to relaunch fully in the 2026-27 season (starting July 1, 2026) with nine members, including powerhouse additions like Gonzaga. A conference tournament is expected to resume in March 2027 (likely single-elimination, with USA Network and CBS broadcasting per recent media deals). This page explains the situation, lists the incoming teams, and provides resources for fans tracking the new era.

Why is there No 2026 Pac-12 Basketball Tournament?

• The “Pac-12” effectively shrank to the “Pac-2” after the 2023-24 exodus: USC, UCLA (to Big Ten), Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Colorado (to Big 12), Cal, Stanford (to ACC).
• Oregon State and Washington State retained the conference name and rights but operated with minimal membership for 2024-25 and 2025-26.
• With only two teams, no full conference schedule or tournament was feasible. The focus has been on rebuilding for 2026-27.

The New Pac-12: 2026-27 Membership

The Pac-12 officially expands to nine full members starting July 1, 2026. This includes eight football-playing schools (meeting FBS requirements) and Gonzaga as a basketball-focused full member (non-football).

Confirmed 2026-27 Pac-12 Members:

• Oregon State Beavers (remaining original)
• Washington State Cougars (remaining original)
• Boise State Broncos (from Mountain West)
• Colorado State Rams (from Mountain West)
• Fresno State Bulldogs (from Mountain West)
• San Diego State Aztecs (from Mountain West)
• Utah State Aggies (from Mountain West)
• Gonzaga Bulldogs (from West Coast Conference; basketball powerhouse, non-football)
• Texas State Bobcats (from Sun Belt; added June 2025 as full member)

Key Notes:

• Gonzaga joins for all sports but won’t field football. This boosts men’s basketball with a perennial NCAA contender.
• The league will play a 16-game true double round-robin format in men’s basketball (home-and-away vs. every opponent) for 2026-27, per reports. This allows flexibility for non-conference scheduling (up to 16 games) under the new NCAA 32-game regular-season max.
• Media: USA Network will carry most regular-season games and tournament action (up to championship), with CBS handling the final.

A tournament is likely to return in 2027 (venue rumors point to Las Vegas as favorite), providing an automatic NCAA bid and exciting postseason play.

More College Basketball Resources

Early 2026 March Madness Odds & Predictions

Fans will already be checking out how the prospective PAC-12 members are going to do this March Madness. Here are some tools you can use to help follow the action. 

The Pac-12’s revival. Especially with Gonzaga, San Diego State, and Utah State, could make it a sneaky strong basketball league again.

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Julia pig came to Farm Sanctuary because authorities alerted us to the violent abuse the pregnant pig was facing, after a factory farm worker recorded her screams of pain and fear. As she was being moved from a gestation crate to a farrowing crate, where she would have given birth, she was beaten and shocked with an electric prod. When she collapsed, she was dragged by her ears. As heartbreaking as her story is, the cruelty Julia faced is common in animal agriculture, where mothers and babies are treated like commodities.

Thankfully, just eight hours after arriving at our New York sanctuary, Julia gave birth in safety. Her 16 piglets were born prematurely, and Julia was still injured—but with round-the-clock care, we helped this family heal. Unlike most pigs born into the heartless world of factory farming, Julia’s babies grew up at her side, and this protective mother never needed to be afraid again.

Proposed changes to leash-optional areas to Metro Vancouver’s busiest regional park are largely being put on hold after a vote from regional district directors on Wednesday.

Metro Vancouver staff had proposed a major reduction to trails where dogs could be off-leash at Pacific Spirit Regional Park, which draws four million annual visitors, a third of them bringing their dogs.

It came after multiple reports of conflicts between dog owners and park users who don’t have dogs — including runners and walkers — as well as environmental concerns like trail erosion due to off-leash dogs.

But regional district directors voted on Wednesday to receive a staff report for information and not proceed with its trail changes, and instead focus on enhanced signage and education along the existing trail network instead.

“Over-regulation actually creates less compliance. So, if we don’t get this balance correct, it’s only going to cost us more,” said Vancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh, vice-chair of Metro Vancouver’s regional parks committee.

“I’d like us to enforce the rules we already have, lean into signage and education, and really see if we can get a better balance,” she added.

Currently, Pacific Spirit Park has 55 kilometres of trails spread across 8.6 square kilometres of land. Around two-thirds of the trail area are designated leash-optional.

Staff’s proposed changes would have reduced that leash-optional area to just over half — along with closing off the central portion of the park to dogs entirely, except for a small leash-required connecting trail.

Park user and dog owner Candy Saga spoke to the committee, and said the proposed changes to the trails would have increased conflict in the proposed leash-required zones.

“We think that that you’re not asking the right question. Is it a trail designation problem or an enforcement problem? We would very much encourage you to focus on enforcement,” she said.

Year-long study

The changes would have gone into effect May 6, and came after a year-long review of the dog management plan at the park.

Metro Vancouver said it received nearly 6,000 responses to a voluntary online questionnaire, along with more than 700 emails and letters, as part of the review.

It said 94 per cent of survey respondents with dogs reported mostly positive experiences at the park, while less than a quarter of visitors without pets did not.

A technical review of the park found nearly 400 documented “dog-related safety incidents,” over the past five years, and visitor monitoring revealed around two-thirds of dogs were unleashed on leash-required trails.

“Our review also found documented impacts of dogs on park ecology, particularly of dogs off-leash,” said park planner Teresa Maddison at the committee meeting on Wednesday.

“Impacts include things like trail erosion, vegetation trampling, soil compaction, wildlife disturbance, dog waste impacts, and water quality degradation concerns.”

While many directors praised the staff proposals regarding off-leash trail reduction, they ultimately voted to further consult with park users and instead increase enforcement.

The increased education efforts will include pop-up information stations, updated signage and website information, a media campaign and increased monitoring of the trails.

“Metro Vancouver Regional Parks will expand existing enforcement patrol to ensure the ongoing success of the dog management program,” said the report.

The regional district says it will also install fencing to prevent dogs from going off the trails in certain ecologically sensitive areas.

Study provides analysis of effective conservation partnerships

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is thrilled to announce that its collaborative research paper, “Growing together: Strengthening the partnership and impact of a zoo and community‐led conservation organization,” has been published in Ecological Solutions and Evidence!  The study highlights the strengths, challenges, and growth opportunities of a decades-long partnership between the Zoo and the South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO), a community-driven conservation organization representing 30 Indigenous Maasai communities in Kenya, and provides a model that can be adopted by other international conservation organizations.

“This paper provides a roadmap for other conservation organizations to join forces with community-driven organizations, and its publication makes the principles it contains more widely accessible,” said Cincinnati Zoo coexistence manager and publication lead author Bailey Cadena. “Zoos have an opportunity and even a responsibility to support the work being done by our conservation partners and to learn and grow alongside them. One way we can do this is to grow our collective capacity, and this model facilitates greater impact.”

Cincinnati Zoo has been mentored by SORALO on why community-driven conservation work is vital to a world where both people and wildlife thrive. The SORALO team invited the Zoo’s leaders to listen and learn from African community conservation leaders as they developed what is now called the Naivasha Vision.

“It was an honor for our leaders to be present to hear what our conservation partners discussed as they crafted this guide to effective partnerships. The Naivasha Vision, which is described in more detail in the publication, includes a strong call to action for organizations like our Zoo to establish a shared purpose and vision and to put the needs of the community first,” said Cadena.

Key findings from the paper emphasize:
The effectiveness of trust-based, long-term partnerships in achieving conservation and community development goals.

The importance of cultural respect, transparency, and empathy in fostering collaboration between international organizations and local communities.

Practical recommendations for conservation organizations worldwide to strengthen partnerships and enhance coexistence strategies.

The study was conducted by Cincinnati Zoo staff and SORALO staff, including the founder and executive director, Mr. John Kamanga. The collaboration led to a friendship between Kamanga and the Zoo’s new CEO, David Jenike. Kamanga has taught Jenike and the Zoo the meaning of coexistence between wildlife and people, which has steered the strategic direction for all the Zoo’s conservation efforts. This collaboration was also recognized by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and received its 2025 International Conservation Award.

“Working together to document our collective work reflects the dedication of both organizations to advancing conservation through collaboration, capacity building, and shared vision,” said Dr. Lily Maynard, vice president of conservation impact at the Cincinnati Zoo. “Our hope is that more organizations will embrace this conservation model, and that is why we’re excited about the paper being published to share applicable best practices.”

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has ongoing partnerships with other conservation organizations around the globe in support of its mission to create a future where people and wildlife thrive together.  Learn more about how the Zoo is Saving Wildlife and supporting the next generation of conservation leaders.

An email believed to have been sent by Ghislaine Maxwell appears to confirm a photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with his arm around Virginia Giuffre’s waist is real.

The message, released as part of the latest tranche of the Epstein files, was headed “draft statement” and sent by “G Maxwell” to Jeffrey Epstein in 2015.

She wrote: “In 2001 I was in London when [redacted] met a number of friends of mine including Prince Andrew. A photograph was taken as I imagine she wanted to show it to friends and family.”

Giuffre, who took her own life in April 2025, alleged Mountbatten-Windsor had sex with her three times when she was a teenager.

The former prince has always denied any wrongdoing. He paid millions to Giuffre, a woman he has claimed never to have met, to settle a civil sexual assault claim on no admission of liability in 2022. He has previously questioned whether the picture had been doctored.

The email, released by the US Department of Justice, adds that “G Maxwell” was not aware of “anything improper” taking place at her home.

The name of the person discussed in the email had been redacted from the published version of the statement but the details suggest it was Giuffre.

The family of Giuffre told the BBC’s Newsnight the email showed she had been “vindicated”.

Her brother, Sky Roberts, said: “It truly does vindicate Virginia … she was not lying this entire time.” He added: “It’s a moment where we’re really proud of our sister.”

In a 2019 interview with Newsnight, Mountbatten-Windsor denied meeting Giuffre and suggested the photograph may have been faked. He said at the time: “Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don’t recollect that photograph ever being taken.”

In the interview he also claimed he was at a Pizza Express in Woking, Surrey, the night it is claimed he was photographed with Giuffre.

In December, the Metropolitan police decided after a review not to launch a full criminal investigation into allegations that Mountbatten-Windsor had sex with Giuffre in London in 2001, and that Andrew put pressure on his police protection officer to find any damaging information on her.

Buckingham Palace was contacted for comment.

Thai knockout artist Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon made it clear at ONE Fight Night 39 that he’s next in line to challenge ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion Nabil Anane.

The 22-year-old star delivered with a statement-making knockout over Abdulla Dayakaev, his third straight finish in five consecutive victories.

After collecting a $50,000 performance for his latest highlight-reel victory, Rambolek also cemented his status as the bantamweight Muay Thai division’s No.1 contender.

In his ONE Fight Night 39 post-fight interviews, Rambolek said he will be honored to share the ring with Anane, a champion he holds deep admiration for.

“I am ready if the opportunity presents itself. I think it’s time. I ran into him already today, and I already said hi to him. I told him I wanted to fight him, and yeah, I think it would be entertaining if I got to fight him.”

Rambolek expects an all-action war against Anane, who’s on an eight-fight winning streak. The Superbon Training Camp athlete admits he’ll be in for the fight of his life against the towering Algerian-Thai star.

He added:

“I have to go back and study him, and of course, I have to go back and ask my team what they think.”

Rambolek proud to end Abdulla Dayakaev’s reign of terror

Abdulla Dayakaev entered this bout riding the momentum of four straight violent finishes. Moreover, ‘Smash Boy’ spewed some unpleasantries at Rambolek in the lead-up to their fight.

Needless to say, that animosity made this victory much sweeter for the Thai striker.

Rambolek refused to be intimidated by the Russian’s high-octane style and beat him at his own game.

The Superbon Training Camp affiliate told Nick Atkin of The Bangkok Post after the event:

“I’m very happy and also very relieved that I scored a knockout against someone who’s done big KOs before,” he said.

Stream the ONE Fight Night 39 replay on demand via Prime Video for North American subscribers.