Well, it's finally over. The Pac 10 regular season is complete and for the first time in four years, someone other than UCLA has been named Pac 10 Champions. Congratulations go to the Washington Huskies for a job well done, and for surprising nearly everyone along the way.

Now it's on to the Pac 10 Tournament so I thought we'd change things up. Rather than continue on with my Power Rankings (I hope they were fun for you all), I thought that we can do more general discussion of the Pac 10 Tournament and then the NCAA Tournament as it occurs.

Oregon State has had a magical season, no denying it. OSU had the second biggest increase in number of Pac 10 wins from one season to the next in Pac 10 history (7). People forget that this Oregon State team went 0-18 just a season ago, and this year they actually have an outside shot at an NIT birth. Stanford is a bit of an anomaly. These guys started out playing very good but as it turns out, it was against one of the easiest non conference schedules in the nation. Pac 10 games proved to be much too difficult as Stanford limped to a 6-12 Pac 10 record and a #9 seed. Prediction? The magic continues...

Not much to say about this one. Oregon is playing a bit better, 2-2 in their last four, but Washington State is playing as good as anyone in the Pac 10 right now. I don't think anyone will want to play them in a second round match up. Prediction?

What a match up! Arizona State won both match ups during the year (for the first time in over a decade) but they won the two games by 6 points and 2 points in OT. They are facing an Arizona team that has lost a lot of games lately and is squarely on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament and needs a win. This is the titanic match up of two teams that don't seem to be playing quite as well as their talent would suggest they should. Prediction? UA prevents an ASU hat trick...

No matter which way you cut it, Washington is on a mission. There is still a lot of people who hesitate in giving them credit, due to their early season performance. A Pac 10 tournament championship would go a long way to eliminating the questions. To add, Washington is playing for a #3 seed, which they should lock up with a Pac 10 Tournament Championship. Although I can't give a score since I am not sure who they will play, my prediction is that UW moves on.

USC is another one of those teams with a ton of talent. Still it doesn't matter if you don't use it. This one will be close, but in the end, the better TEAM will win, and Mike Montgomery has his team playing as a TEAM. Prediction?

All I can say is that I hope that Oregon upsets Washington State because Wazzu is gelling at just the right time. Not only did they hang with UW for the entire game to wind down the Pac 10 regular season but they beat this same UCLA team in Los Angeles less than a month ago. I am almost inclined to take an upset if Wazzu makes it to this round since they match up well against UCLA but I'm gonna go with experience. Prediction?

For this one, the winner of Arizona and Arizona State plays the winner of Washington and Oregon State/Stanford. I am pretty confident that UW will be in this game and if they are, it should be a phenomenal match up. UW is the best all-around team in the Pac 10, but if they struggle against any teams, it's generally against good shooting/up tempo teams like Arizona. Then again, ASU presents their own challenge in that UW is 2-0 against them this season... It's really difficult to go 3-0 against a good team in a single season. Prediction?

This game is going to match up either UCLA, Washington State or Oregon against either California or Southern Cal. I think if you are a UCLA fan this is the draw you want. IF they get by Wazzu (which I think is almost a pick 'em game) I just don't see California or USC matching up that well. Just as UW struggles against the up temp teams, UCLA thrives against them. This is why they have handled both Cal and USC this season. If Wazzu makes it this far, I also see them going on, but given my original Game 6 prediction?

Point Guard... Like it or not, Darren Collison is the best in the Pac 10. All you need to do is look at his stats. However, Justin Dentmon does seem to have his number which is why I am scoring this one as even. Collison for overall impact for on the game and Dentmon for his ability to score and match up with Collison. Score card? Draw

Shooting Guard...Isaiah Thomas gets a clear edge in the match up of freshmen. Jrue Holiday is clearly the second best freshman in the Pac 10 but he hasn't been as necessary for UCLA as Thomas has been for UW. Still, in my opinion Thomas should be the NATIONAL freshman of the Year, not just for the Pac 10. Score card? Isaiah Thomas

UCLA clearly has better depth.

UW clearly has more experience top to bottom.

UCLA is better shooting

UW is better defending the shot.

UCLA has a better trap defense

UW is better at driving to the hoop...

Ah what the heck... enough waffling...