BOULDER – The University of Colorado will host Stanford and play at UCLA to open the 2021-22 Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball season as the league announced the early season matchups of its 20-game schedule Tuesday.
Colorado and Stanford will meet in the first overall conference game for the league circuit on Sunday, Nov. 28, at the CU Events Center. The Buffaloes will then travel to 2021 NCAA Final Four participant UCLA on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Tip-times, television and the remaining 18 games of the Pac-12 schedule will be announced at a later date.
Along with the early-season matchups, the Pac-12 announced each team’s home-away opponents for 2021-22 and the new 10-year schedule rotation.
With the 20-game conference schedule, now in its second season, the Buffaloes play home-and-home with nine opponents and single games with two. For the 2021-22 season, Colorado will have a single home date with USC and one road game at California.
The new 10-year rotation will begin for the 2021-22 season and extend through 2030-31, featuring a pair of mirrored five-year segments (2021-22 to 2025-26, 2026-27 to 2030-31) with venues flipped for the early conference games and single-play opponents.
A prior 10-year rotation was implemented for the 2011-12 season, the league’s first after expansion to 12 members, and completed during the recent 2020-21 campaign.
Colorado finished the 2020-21 season at 23-9 overall and third in the Pac-12 Conference at 14-6. The Buffaloes were the runner up at the 2021 Pac-12 Tournament and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Colorado was No. 9 in the final NCAA NET rankings, No. 22 in the final Associated Press Poll and No. 23 in the final Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Pac-12 Men’s Basketball 2021-22 Early Conference Games
Sun., Nov. 28, 2021 – Stanford at Colorado
Wed., Dec. 1, 2021 – Colorado at UCLA; Utah at USC; Washington State at Arizona State
Thurs., Dec. 2, 2021 – Oregon State at California; Washington at Arizona
Sat., Dec. 4, 2021 – USC at Washington State
Sun., Dec. 5, 2021 – Arizona at Oregon State; Arizona State at Oregon; California at Utah; UCLA at Washington
Sun., Dec. 12, 2021 – Oregon at Stanford
Pac-12 Men’s Basketball 2021-22 Conference Home/Road Matchups
COLORADO
Home: ARIZ, ASU, ORE, OSU, STAN, UCLA, UTAH, WASH, WSU, USC
Road: ARIZ, ASU, ORE, OSU, STAN, UCLA, UTAH, WASH, WSU, CAL
ARIZONA
Home: ASU, CAL, COLO, OSU, STAN, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WASH, ORE
Road: ASU, CAL, COLO, OSU, STAN, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WASH, WSU
ARIZONA STATE
Home: ARIZ, CAL, COLO, ORE, STAN, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WSU, OSU
Road: ARIZ, CAL, COLO, ORE, STAN, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WSU, WASH
CALIFORNIA
Home: ARIZ, ASU, OSU, STAN, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WASH, WSU, COLO
Road: ARIZ, ASU, OSU, STAN, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WASH, WSU, ORE
OREGON
Home: ASU, COLO, OSU, STAN, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WASH, WSU, CAL
Road: ASU, COLO, OSU, STAN, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WASH, WSU, ARIZ
OREGON STATE
Home: ARIZ, CAL, COLO, ORE, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WASH, WSU, STAN
Road: ARIZ, CAL, COLO, ORE, UCLA, USC, UTAH, WASH, WSU, ASU
STANFORD
Home: ARIZ, ASU, CAL, COLO, ORE, UCLA, USC, WASH, WSU, UTAH
Road: ARIZ, ASU, CAL, COLO, ORE, UCLA, USC, WASH, WSU, OSU
UCLA
Home: ARIZ, ASU, CAL, COLO, ORE, OSU, STAN, USC, WASH, WSU
Road: ARIZ, ASU, CAL, COLO, ORE, OSU, STAN, USC, WASH, UTAH
USC
Home: ARIZ, ASU, CAL, ORE, OSU, STAN, UCLA, UTAH, WSU, WASH
Road: ARIZ, ASU, CAL, ORE, OSU, STAN, UCLA, UTAH, WSU, COLO
UTAH
Home: ARIZ, ASU, CAL, COLO, ORE, OSU, USC, WASH, WSU, UCLA
Road: ARIZ, ASU, CAL, COLO, ORE, OSU, USC, WASH, WSU, STAN
WASHINGTON
Home: ARIZ, CAL, COLO, ORE, OSU, STAN, UCLA, UTAH, WSU, ASU
Road: ARIZ, CAL, COLO, ORE, OSU, STAN, UCLA, UTAH, WSU, USC
WASHINGTON STATE
Home: ASU, CAL, COLO, ORE, OSU, STAN, USC, UTAH, WASH, ARIZ
Road: ASU, CAL, COLO, ORE, OSU, STAN, USC, UTAH, WASH, UCLA
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