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Utah’s Pac-12 men’s basketball pairings announced — Utes will miss trip to Oregon, and visits from Stanford, Cal

Utah will miss the trip to the Oregon schools and won't host Stanford and California in the Pac-12's men's basketball schedule, according to the 2018-19 pairings announced Monday.

Based on the Las Vegas odds for the conference's projected order of finish, the Utes will benefit from not playing at Oregon, while missing two good chances for home wins against the Bay Area schools.

The Utes will open conference play by visiting Arizona and Arizona State during the first week of January. The order of games and exact dates and times each week will be determined later by the Pac-12's television partners.

That trip creates a demanding three-game stretch for the Utes, who will conclude their nonconference schedule Dec. 29 by hosting Nevada

The 2018-19 pairings follow the usual pattern of rotating opponents. The conference plans to study alternatives for the future, such as ensuring that the top teams meet one another for the sake of scheduling strength, according to the Pac-12 news release.

UTAH’S PAC-12 PAIRINGS SCHEDULE

Jan. 2-6 – at Arizona/Arizona State.  

Jan. 9-13 – vs. Washington/Washington State

Jan. 16-20 – vs. Colorado

Jan. 23-27 – at California/Stanford

Jan 30-Feb. 3 – vs. Oregon/Oregon State

Feb. 6-10 – at UCLA/USC

Feb. 13-17 – vs. Arizona/Arizona State  

Feb. 20-24 – at Washington/Washington State  

Feb. 27-March 3 – at Colorado

March 6-9 – vs. UCLA/USC