BERKELEY – The No. 1 California men's rowing team will look for a repeat of last year when it won the program's 16th Pac-12 title as it prepares to compete at the Pac-12 Championships at Dexter Lake in Lowell, Oregon, on Sunday.

All races will air on Pac-12 Network and the Pac-12 Now app, beginning at 9 a.m. PT. Live results will be posted here.

Cal head coach Scott Frandsen believes the Golden Bears have done well balancing preparing for final exams while getting ready for the races Sunday.

"The team is in a good spot," Frandsen said. "This is always a challenging stretch for us with exams and all that, but we're nearly through all that, and I know we always feel a good recovery and a bounce of energy as we as we get into the weekend. I'm happy with where everything has been with all that considered and I'm expecting over the next couple of days that all the crews will really start to find their groove."

While the Bears have had high expectations since before the season began and have been the top-ranked team in the country all year, Frandsen is not worried about a letdown performance and believes the team is ready to meet the challenge.

"It comes down to the focus of the guys and the build of the season," Frandsen said. "All along the guys have known that everything's been building towards the Pac-12s and the IRAs, so I don't feel like I need to really build them up. They know that this is what we've been working towards and I think emotionally they've all been building towards it as well. I expect to see them fully prepared mentally this weekend, and that's what we've been talking about and building towards since August."

Scoring System
Teams are given points for where they place in the first and second varsity eight races and the best outcome between their third and novice eight races based on the below scoring structure. The finish in the varsity eight race is used as a tiebreaker in case teams are tied in total points.

Place   V8       2V8      F8/3V8
1          32        24        16
2          28        21        14
3          24        18        12
4          20        15        10
5          16        12        8
6          12        9          6
7          8          6          4
8          4          3          2
9          0          0          0
 
Racing Schedule
9:00 a.m. – Women's Novice Eight
9:10 a.m. – Men's Novice Eight
9:20 a.m. – Women's Third Varsity Eight
9:30 a.m. – Men's Third Varsity Eight
9:40 a.m. – Women's Varsity Four
9:50 a.m. – Men's Varsity Four
10:00 a.m. – Women's Second Varsity Eight
10:10 a.m. – Men's Second Varsity Eight
10:20 a.m. – Women's Varsity Eight
10:30 a.m. – Men's Varsity Eight
11:00 a.m. – Awards Ceremony