No. 9 Arizona vs. No. 22 Utah

Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak gives the students a thumbs up after his Utes held on to drop Arizona 70-64 in the their Pac-12 game in the Huntsman Center, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

 Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Odds that Utah makes first Pac-12 title game: 2-1

This is a bold bet, but the Utes might have the clearest path to their first championship game. Utah beat both of the teams it could face in the quarterfinals — UCLA and USC — and then it will meet the winner of either Cal or Oregon State/Arizona State. Things are looking up for Larry Krystkowiak. 

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