Pac-12 Media Day Tips Off Season; Stanford Picked Fourth

The fourth-place projection is the highest since the 2005-06 campaign, when the Cardinal was tabbed for second.

	The fourth-place projection is the highest since the 2005-06 campaign, when the Cardinal was tabbed for second.

Nov. 1, 2012

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SAN FRANCISCO- Stanford has been picked to finish fourth in the 2012-13 Pac-12 men's basketball preseason media poll, as announced on Thursday morning at the conference's Media Day.

Head coach Johnny Dawkins and junior guard Aaron Bright were in attendance representing Stanford.

The fourth-place projection is the highest since the 2005-06 campaign, when the Cardinal was tabbed for second.

The complete poll is as follows.

1. Arizona	403 pts. (15 first-place votes)
2. UCLA	402 pts. (16 first-place votes)
3. California	325 pts. (3 first-place votes)
4. Stanford	296 pts.
5. Washington	278 pts. (2 first-place votes)
6. Colorado	262 pts.
7. Oregon	217 pts.
8. Oregon State	166 pts.
9. USC	163 pts.
10. Washington State	111 pts.
11. Arizona State	107 pts.
12. Utah	78 pts.

Stanford (26-11, 10-8 Pac-12) captured its third championship in school history, closing out the year as 2012 Postseason NIT champions. Winning a school-record seven games during the month of March, Stanford has now claimed three titles overall (1942 NCAA, 1991 Postseason NIT). Appearing in the postseason for the first time in three years, the Cardinal chalked up its best win total since a 28-8 campaign in 2007-08. Despite placing seventh in regular-season conference play, Stanford wrapped up the year as the Pac-12's winningest program and tallied a league-best four victories against the RPI's top-50.