This is the unofficial end of our Pac-12 Friday coverage (for now) as this specific miniseries ends today. While the Conference of (real NCAA) Champions may re-form itself in the next few years as something different, it will never be the same. Thus, this wraps up our look at the best conference basketball teams that started a few months ago, and we’re not sure what is next for Pac-12 Friday … so stay tuned. Life is crazy!

5.  2015

After finishing No. 5 in the Associated Press poll, these Arizona Wildcats reached the Elite 8 before losing to No. 3 Wisconsin to finish with a 34-4 record and the No. 4 ranking in the SRS overall. Arizona finished first in the conference with a 16-2 league mark before winning the Pac-12 Tournament, too. The loss to the Badgers in March Madness was the first time all season that the Wildcats lost to a ranked team (No. 46 SOS).

4.  1998

Ironically, this was not the team that won it all; this was the team that attempted to defend the 1997 NCAA championship. With a 17-1 record, these Wildcats waltzed through the Pac-10 and then finished No. 4 in the AP poll, before being upset by No. 7 Utah in the Elite 8 in a game that wasn’t even close. Overall, Arizona posted a 30-5 record to finish No. 3 in the SRS rankings. But the sting of a 25-point loss to the Utes … ouch.

3.  2001

It’s hard to imagine this team didn’t win it all, despite the No. 2 SRS and No. 2 SOS rankings. Arizona finished No. 5 in the AP poll and made it all the way to the national final before losing to No. 1 Duke in a game with suspect officiating. The Wildcats finished the season with a 28-8 record, which included a 15-3 mark in league, good enough for second place. But after starting the season ranked No. 1, it was a letdown.

2.  1989

This Arizona team seems lost to memory, despite finishing No. 1 in the AP poll, No. 1 in the SRS rankings, and first place in the Pac-10. That is what happens when you get upset in the Sweet 16 by 1 point, of course. But the overall 29-4 record, including 17-1 in conference play, cannot be overlooked, nor can the Pac-10 Tournament championship. Sometimes, a team that “underachieves” just hurts too much to remember it.

1.  1988

The best team in school history ended up No. 2 in the AP poll and No. 2 in the SRS rankings overall. With a 35-3 record (including 17-1 in league), these Wildcats also won the Pac-10 Tournament before advancing to the Final Four for the first time ever—before losing in the national semifinal to No. 4 Oklahoma. This team was loaded with NBA talent, too: Jud Buechler, Anthony Cook, Sean Elliot, Steve Kerr, and Tom Tolbert.