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TIPPING OFF: Pac-12 with record 4 teams in Sweet 16.

Washington forward/center Chantel Osahor, center, becomes entangled with Maryland forward Tierney Pfirman, left, and center Malina Howard as she tries to maintain possession in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Monday, March 21, 2016, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Washington forward/center Chantel Osahor, center, becomes entangled with Maryland forward Tierney Pfirman, left, and center Malina Howard as she tries to maintain possession in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Monday, March 21, 2016, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Washington forward/center Chantel Osahor, center, becomes entangled with Maryland forward Tierney Pfirman, left, and center Malina Howard as she tries to maintain possession in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Monday, March 21, 2016, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

By Associated Press 4 min read

It was a record 24 hours for the Pac-12 as the conference has four teams in the Sweet 16 for the first time ever.

Oregon State advanced Sunday night and then Washington got Monday started with an upset of Maryland, 74-65. UCLA and Stanford kept the strong night for the conference going.

The conference had three teams reach the regional semifinals three times, in 1988, 1992 and 2009.

“And I was hoping for five,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “(Arizona State) played a team that in a lot of ways was a really talented team. They played really well with Tennessee. It’s awesome for Pac-12 to have four teams in the Sweet 16. We only started with five to begin with. It’s a big statement.

“The win by Washington was huge. People really took care of business and that’s awesome. But we know we’ve been playing against great teams. Kelsey Plum’s an All-American. We played against UCLA, extremely athletic, Oregon State with their big girl.”