WCC is definitely the better program this year.
Pac12 has been abysmal the last few seasons. Are they on the rise? Maybe. Last season the Pac12 was supposedly on the rise as well as the season before that. Doesn't appear to be heading up.
For sure, though, the WCC is on the rise. They added BYU. Gonzaga and St. Mary's routinely make it to the Tourney and pick up wins. Although, Gonzaga, St. Mary's, and BYU certainly get the bulk of the attention in the WCC, other teams such as Loyola and SF are definitely on the rise.
Loylola (6/5) beat UCLA and has a win over Northern Arizona University (NAU), which beat ASU...yeah...the same NAU we beat by 30 points.
And, you cant forget San Francisco, which is on the rise as well at 9/3.
Santa Clara (7/3) deserves a mention too. Even though they did lose to WSU, they got a win against Villanova.
The WCC used to be the Pac's whipping boy. Appears it's now the other way around. As the WCC gets more bids and continues to make post season runs, more recruits will choose to play at WCC schools.
I do agree, though, the Pac as the means to turn things around real quick. Whereas, success for the WCC will be a long process won one game at a time. Biggest loser in all of this is the MWC.