The Pac-10 took a lot of heat last season for its underwhelming play for much of the season. But in the NCAA Tournament, No. 11-seed Washington turned on the jets and sprinted past Marquette and New Mexico before losing a tight game to West Virginia in the Sweet 16.
This season, the Huskies appear poised to make another run in the NCAA Tournament, albeit as a better seed. Washington has three players ranked among the best at their position in the Pac-10, and two of them aren’t even primary contributors. Justin Holiday is the biggest factor, ranking No. 5 among Pac-10 forwards with a 15.3 Total Impact Quotient. He logs 26.4 minutes per game for Washington.
Meanwhile, a couple of newcomers provide excellent relief off the bench. Freshman guard C.J. Wilcox is playing exceptionally well, with a 19.3 TIQ. If he were to maintain that level, he’d have the highest TIQ of any guard of the past two seasons, even ahead of Connecticut’s Kemba Walker. The secret to Wilcox’s success is efficiency. The young gun is averaging nearly nine points in only 13 minutes per game. Plus he’s good in every phase of the game, with 11 three-pointers, 14 rebounds, nine assists, two blocks and two steals in only five games.
If Wilcox continues to play so well, coach Lorenzo Romar will have to give him more playing time. It’s unlikely Wilcox could maintain such an insane TIQ, but even a slight dip would likely deliver excellent results for the Huskies, who also get plenty of help from sophomore Aziz N’Diaye. The big man ranks as the top Pac-10 center with a 22.6 TIQ.
N’Diaye’s rating is the product of his proficiency on the boards. He has collected 35 rebounds, including 15 at the offensive end. That’s a big deal because the Huskies have been on fire to start this season, so extending the possession is hugely beneficial. At the other end, N’Diaye leads the team with 11 blocks despite playing only 17.6 minutes per game.
Here are the top players by position in the Pac-10, followed by the team-by-team breakdown. If you’d like an explanation for how we calculate the Total Impact Quotient, check out our thorough introduction to the rating system.
All numbers are through Sunday, Nov. 28.
TIQ position averages:
Centers: 11.3
Forwards: 10.4
Guards: 6.2
TIQ = Total Impact Quotient
PD% = Position differential in % difference from average
| Top 3 centers | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Aziz N’Diaye | Washington | 22.6 | 100.0 | 88 |
| Joshua Smith | UCLA | 15.1 | 33.6 | 80 |
| Joe Burton | Oregon State | 14.9 | 31.9 | 138 |
| Top 5 forwards | ||||
| Derrick Wiliams | Arizona | 21.9 | 110.6 | 147 |
| Joevan Catron | Oregon | 20.3 | 95.2 | 176 |
| Reeves Nelson | UCLA | 17.9 | 72.1 | 152 |
| Omari Johnson | Oregon State | 16.0 | 53.8 | 155 |
| Justin Holiday | Washington | 15.3 | 47.1 | 132 |
| Top 5 guards | ||||
| C.J. Wilcox | Washington | 19.3 | 211.3 | 65 |
| Trent Lockett | Arizona State | 16.7 | 169.4 | 175 |
| Marcus Capers | Washington State | 16.3 | 162.9 | 124 |
| Jorge Gutierrez | California | 14.2 | 129.0 | 152 |
| Brendan Lane | UCLA | 13.1 | 111.3 | 121 |
Player Rankings
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| ARIZONA 2010-11 | |||||
| F | Solomon Hill | 12.0 | 153 | 15.4 | 12 |
| F | Derrick Wiliams | 21.9 | 147 | 110.6 | 1 |
| G | Lamont Jones | -1.7 | 138 | -127.4 | 47 |
| G | Kyle Fogg | 4.6 | 127 | -25.8 | 29 |
| F | Jamelle Horne | 7.0 | 122 | -32.7 | 29 |
| F | Kevin Parrom | 12.0 | 99 | 15.4 | 13 |
| G | Jordin Mayes | 3.1 | 95 | -50.0 | 34 |
| C | Kyryl Natyazhko | 12.2 | 89 | 8.0 | 5 |
| F | Jesse Perry | 10.8 | 81 | 3.8 | 17 |
| G | Brendon Lavender | 6.4 | 74 | 3.2 | 23 |
| C | Alex Jacobson | 3.4 | 32 | -69.9 | 6 |
| ARIZONA STATE 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Trent Lockett | 16.7 | 175 | 169.4 | 2 |
| G | Jamelle McMillan | 12.1 | 159 | 95.2 | 6 |
| G | Ty Abbott | 2.2 | 134 | -64.5 | 41 |
| F | Kyle Cain | 11.0 | 127 | 5.8 | 16 |
| G | Rihards Kuksiks | 0.6 | 120 | -90.3 | 45 |
| G | Keala King | 11.5 | 82 | 85.5 | 8 |
| G | Chanse Creekmur | 3.9 | 61 | -37.1 | 32 |
| F | Carrick Felix | 6.0 | 55 | -42.3 | 31 |
| C | Rusian Pateev | -3.4 | 48 | -130.1 | 7 |
| CALIFORNIA 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Jorge Gutierrez | 14.2 | 152 | 129.0 | 4 |
| F | Harper Kamp | 9.9 | 143 | -4.8 | 20 |
| G | Allen Crabbe | 9.3 | 142 | 50.0 | 14 |
| G | Gary Franklin | -4.7 | 134 | -175.8 | 49 |
| C | Markhuri Sanders-Frison | 14.1 | 124 | 24.8 | 4 |
| G | Brandon Smith | 5.8 | 99 | -6.5 | 26 |
| F | Richard Solomon | 12.1 | 94 | 16.3 | 11 |
| G | Emerson Murray | 0.8 | 44 | -87.1 | 43 |
| OREGON 2010-11 | |||||
| F | Joevan Catron | 20.3 | 176 | 95.2 | 2 |
| F | E.J. Singler | 12.9 | 171 | 24.0 | 8 |
| G | Garrett Sim | 6.1 | 161 | -1.6 | 25 |
| G | Malcolm Armstead | 1.1 | 159 | -82.3 | 42 |
| G | Jay-R Strowbridge | 4.0 | 137 | -35.5 | 31 |
| G | Teondre Williams | 8.4 | 129 | 35.5 | 16 |
| G | Jonathan Loyd | 6.8 | 103 | 9.7 | 21 |
| F | Tyrone Nared | 6.4 | 90 | -38.5 | 30 |
| F | Jeremy Jacob | 5.8 | 52 | -44.2 | 32 |
| OREGON STATE 2010-11 | |||||
| F | Omari Johnson | 16.0 | 155 | 53.8 | 4 |
| G | Jared Cunningham | 9.5 | 155 | 53.2 | 12 |
| G | Calvin Haynes | 10.6 | 150 | 71.0 | 9 |
| C | Joe Burton | 14.9 | 138 | 31.9 | 3 |
| G | Lathen Wallace | 2.4 | 126 | -61.3 | 38 |
| G | Ahmad Starks | 0.7 | 110 | -88.7 | 44 |
| F | Kevin McShane | 12.3 | 58 | 18.3 | 10 |
| F | Devon Collier | 9.7 | 49 | -6.7 | 21 |
| F | Angus Brandt | 5.5 | 44 | -47.1 | 34 |
| STANFORD 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Jeremy Green | -0.5 | 170 | -108.1 | 46 |
| F | Dwight Powell | 10.0 | 164 | -3.8 | 19 |
| F | Josh Owens | 8.3 | 142 | -20.2 | 24 |
| G | Jarrett Mann | 2.9 | 132 | -53.2 | 35 |
| F | Jack Trotter | 11.7 | 116 | 12.5 | 14 |
| F | Andrew Zimmerman | 8.5 | 113 | -18.3 | 23 |
| G | Anthony Brown | 7.1 | 103 | 14.5 | 19 |
| G | Aaron Bright | 5.1 | 95 | -17.7 | 27 |
| G | Gabriel Harris | 6.3 | 64 | 1.6 | 24 |
| F | Stefan Nastic | 10.3 | 55 | -1.0 | 18 |
| F | Josh Huestis | 5.6 | 48 | -46.2 | 33 |
| UCLA 2010-11 | |||||
| F | Tyler Honeycutt | 7.4 | 171 | -28.8 | 27 |
| F | Reeves Nelson | 17.9 | 152 | 72.1 | 3 |
| G | Lazeric Jones | 3.5 | 148 | -43.5 | 33 |
| G | Brendan Lane | 13.1 | 121 | 111.3 | 5 |
| G | Tyler Lamb | -1.9 | 102 | -130.6 | 48 |
| G | Malcolm Lee | 7.6 | 94 | 22.6 | 18 |
| C | Joshua Smith | 15.1 | 80 | 33.6 | 2 |
| G | Jerime Anderson | 9.2 | 77 | 48.4 | 15 |
| F | Anthony Stover | 7.6 | 45 | -26.9 | 26 |
| USC 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Maurice Jones | 2.4 | 276 | -61.3 | 39 |
| F | Nikola Vucevic | 13.6 | 256 | 30.8 | 7 |
| F | Alex Stephenson | 7.9 | 218 | -24.0 | 25 |
| G | Bryce Jones | 7.0 | 212 | 12.9 | 20 |
| G | Marcus Simmons | 7.8 | 168 | 25.8 | 17 |
| G | Donte Smith | 2.4 | 164 | -61.3 | 40 |
| F | Garrett Jackson | 9.0 | 85 | -13.5 | 22 |
| WASHINGTON 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Isaiah Thomas | 9.5 | 135 | 53.2 | 13 |
| F | Justin Holiday | 15.3 | 132 | 47.1 | 5 |
| G | Abdul Gaddy | 9.7 | 126 | 56.5 | 11 |
| F | Matthew Bryan-Amaning | 14.5 | 105 | 39.4 | 6 |
| G | Venoy Overton | 10.6 | 100 | 71.0 | 10 |
| F | Darnell Gant | 3.6 | 98 | -65.4 | 35 |
| C | Aziz N’Diaye | 22.6 | 88 | 100.0 | 1 |
| G | Scott Suggs | 6.6 | 72 | 6.5 | 22 |
| G | C.J. Wilcox | 19.3 | 65 | 211.3 | 1 |
| G | Terrence Ross | 4.9 | 64 | -21.0 | 28 |
| WASHINGTON STATE 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Klay Thompson | 12.0 | 141 | 93.5 | 7 |
| G | Faisal Aden | 2.7 | 128 | -56.5 | 36 |
| G | Marcus Capers | 16.3 | 124 | 162.9 | 3 |
| G | Abe Lodwick | 4.5 | 84 | -27.4 | 30 |
| F | Brock Motum | 12.6 | 76 | 21.2 | 9 |
| G | Dre Winston Jr. | 2.7 | 73 | -56.5 | 37 |
| F | DeAngelo Casto | 11.1 | 72 | 6.7 | 15 |
| F | Patrick Simon | 7.1 | 57 | -31.7 | 28 |
| F | Charlie Enquist | 2.1 | 30 | -79.8 | 36 |
Player Rankings for 2009-10
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| ARIZONA 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Nic Wise | 7.3 | 1,021 | 17.7 | 122 |
| G | Kyle Fogg | 5.9 | 893 | -4.8 | 202 |
| F | Jamelle Horne | 7.2 | 876 | -22.6 | 239 |
| F | Derrick Wiliams | 15.0 | 875 | 61.3 | 16 |
| F | Solomon Hill | 7.5 | 785 | -19.4 | 226 |
| G | Lamont Jones | 1.5 | 563 | -75.8 | 354 |
| G | Brendon Lavender | 1.6 | 466 | -74.2 | 352 |
| F | Kevin Parrom | 9.0 | 356 | -3.2 | 179 |
| C | Kyryl Natyazhko | 4.2 | 338 | -63.2 | 58 |
| C | Alex Jacobson | 5.9 | 122 | -48.2 | 55 |
| ARIZONA STATE 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Derek Glasser | 7.8 | 1,086 | 25.8 | 101 |
| G | Rihards Kuksiks | 6.2 | 982 | 0.0 | 183 |
| G | Ty Abbott | 5.9 | 917 | -4.8 | 203 |
| C | Eric Boateng | 12.1 | 894 | 6.1 | 24 |
| G | Jamelle McMillan | 7.3 | 799 | 17.7 | 123 |
| G | Trent Lockett | 7.3 | 648 | 17.7 | 124 |
| G | Jerren Shipp | 6.4 | 458 | 3.2 | 168 |
| F | Taylor Rohde | 6.1 | 266 | -34.4 | 271 |
| G | Demetrius Walker | 1.9 | 241 | -69.4 | 347 |
| C | Rusian Pateev | 11.1 | 166 | -2.6 | 31 |
| CALIFORNIA 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Jerome Randle | 5.0 | 1,224 | -19.4 | 247 |
| G | Patrick Christopher | 6.1 | 1,209 | -1.6 | 189 |
| F | Jamal Boykin | 11.0 | 995 | 18.3 | 96 |
| F | Theo Robertson | 8.6 | 983 | -7.5 | 190 |
| G | Jorge Gutierrez | 8.6 | 641 | 38.7 | 60 |
| F | Omondi Amoke | 11.0 | 551 | 18.3 | 97 |
| C | Markhuri Sanders-Frison | 9.1 | 435 | -20.2 | 40 |
| C | Max Zhang | 14.5 | 286 | 27.2 | 10 |
| G | Nikola Knezevic | 1.4 | 247 | -77.4 | 355 |
| G | D.J. Seeley | 4.3 | 205 | -30.6 | 273 |
| G | Brandon Smith | 3.7 | 174 | -40.3 | 297 |
| OREGON 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Malcolm Armstead | 6.4 | 1,014 | 3.2 | 174 |
| G | Tajuan Porter | 2.1 | 844 | -66.1 | 344 |
| F | E.J. Singler | 9.2 | 784 | -1.1 | 176 |
| F | Jeremy Jacob | 8.9 | 648 | -4.3 | 184 |
| C | Michael Dunigan | 15.3 | 567 | 34.2 | 8 |
| G | LeKendric Longmire | 8.2 | 524 | 32.3 | 83 |
| G | Teondre Williams | 6.1 | 496 | -1.6 | 192 |
| G | Garrett Sim | 5.3 | 493 | -14.5 | 236 |
| F | Jamil Wilson | 8.4 | 440 | -9.7 | 198 |
| G | Matthew Humphrey | 6.7 | 308 | 8.1 | 157 |
| F | Drew Wiley | 3.8 | 143 | -59.1 | 307 |
| F | Josh Crittle | 7.1 | 139 | -23.7 | 244 |
| OREGON STATE 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Calvin Haynes | 6.8 | 990 | 9.7 | 153 |
| F | Seth Tarver | 12.9 | 975 | 38.7 | 47 |
| C | Roeland Schaftenaar | 11.6 | 816 | 1.8 | 26 |
| G | Josh Tarver | 7.2 | 660 | 16.1 | 134 |
| G | Jared Cunningham | 8.8 | 611 | 41.9 | 58 |
| C | Joe Burton | 13.1 | 512 | 14.9 | 15 |
| F | Omari Johnson | 7.6 | 495 | -18.3 | 223 |
| G | Lathen Wallace | 5.9 | 432 | -4.8 | 208 |
| F | Daniel Deane | 10.4 | 380 | 11.8 | 125 |
| F | Angus Brandt | 4.9 | 238 | -47.3 | 290 |
| F | Kevin McShane | 7.5 | 187 | -19.4 | 231 |
| STANFORD 2009-10 | |||||
| F | Landry Fields | 15.3 | 1,161 | 64.5 | 13 |
| G | Jeremy Green | 3.6 | 1,081 | -41.9 | 305 |
| G | Drew Shiller | 6.3 | 902 | 1.6 | 182 |
| G | Jarrett Mann | 8.5 | 866 | 37.1 | 75 |
| F | Jack Trotter | 7.3 | 811 | -21.5 | 237 |
| F | Andrew Zimmerman | 5.0 | 456 | -46.2 | 287 |
| G | Da’Veed Dildy | 3.5 | 323 | -43.5 | 307 |
| G | Emmanuel Igbinosa | 5.4 | 231 | -12.9 | 233 |
| F | Elliott Bullock | 3.5 | 212 | -62.4 | 310 |
| F | Matei Daian | 4.8 | 205 | -48.4 | 293 |
| G | Gabriel Harris | 1.3 | 137 | -79.0 | 357 |
| UCLA 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Michael Roll | 5.6 | 1,144 | -9.7 | 224 |
| G | Malcolm Lee | 6.9 | 1,112 | 11.3 | 147 |
| F | Nikola Dragovic | 4.7 | 967 | -49.5 | 294 |
| F | Tyler Honeycutt | 13.3 | 719 | 43.0 | 40 |
| G | Jerime Anderson | 6.9 | 708 | 11.3 | 148 |
| F | Reeves Nelson | 13.9 | 655 | 49.5 | 32 |
| F | James Keefe | 7.7 | 319 | -17.2 | 220 |
| F | Brendan Lane | 6.9 | 270 | -25.8 | 249 |
| G | Mustafa Abdul-Hamid | 2.3 | 215 | -62.9 | 340 |
| F | J’Mison Morgan | 3.9 | 166 | -58.1 | 305 |
| F | Drew Gordon | 11.2 | 147 | 20.4 | 91 |
| USC 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Dwight Lewis | 2.7 | 1,067 | -56.5 | 329 |
| F | Nikola Vucevic | 12.3 | 968 | 32.3 | 59 |
| F | Marcus Johnson | 3.1 | 888 | -66.7 | 314 |
| G | Mike Gerrity | 7.2 | 800 | 16.1 | 135 |
| F | Alex Stephenson | 4.4 | 723 | -52.7 | 299 |
| G | Marcus Simmons | 4.2 | 506 | -32.3 | 280 |
| G | Donte Smith | 3.8 | 471 | -38.7 | 295 |
| F | Leonard Washington | 7.4 | 420 | -20.4 | 233 |
| F | Evan Smith | -0.9 | 120 | -109.7 | 324 |
| WASHINGTON 2009-10 | |||||
| F | Quincy Pondexter | 14.1 | 1,162 | 51.6 | 27 |
| G | Isaiah Thomas | 7.7 | 1,089 | 24.2 | 110 |
| G | Venoy Overton | 9.5 | 832 | 53.2 | 35 |
| F | Matthew Bryan-Amaning | 11.0 | 821 | 18.3 | 100 |
| F | Justin Holiday | 9.4 | 755 | 1.1 | 167 |
| G | Abdul Gaddy | 2.5 | 655 | -59.7 | 333 |
| G | Elston Turner | 5.2 | 549 | -16.1 | 242 |
| G | Scott Suggs | 4.0 | 484 | -35.5 | 288 |
| F | Darnell Gant | 7.6 | 408 | -18.3 | 225 |
| F | Tyreese Breshers | 9.9 | 335 | 6.5 | 148 |
| F | Clarence Trent | 8.1 | 119 | -12.9 | 213 |
| WASHINGTON STATE 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Klay Thompson | 5.0 | 1,096 | -19.4 | 254 |
| G | Reggie Moore | 8.9 | 1,007 | 43.5 | 52 |
| F | DeAngelo Casto | 10.1 | 884 | 8.6 | 138 |
| G | Marcus Capers | 8.9 | 826 | 43.5 | 53 |
| G | Nikola Koprivica | 11.4 | 781 | 83.9 | 15 |
| G | Xavier Thames | 3.4 | 546 | -45.2 | 315 |
| G | Abe Lodwick | 8.4 | 328 | 35.5 | 76 |
| G | Michael Harthun | 0.4 | 247 | -93.5 | 363 |
| F | James Watson | 9.4 | 205 | 1.1 | 168 |
| F | Charlie Enquist | 10.8 | 165 | 16.1 | 113 |
| F | Brock Motum | 5.6 | 128 | -39.8 | 278 |
