Ionescu didn't return for her final year of eligibility to finish second in the PAC-12, let alone the nation. I have always thought Oregon is one cut above everyone else in the PAC provided that Moore would settle in well with Oregon (she's good friends with her teammates, but her style of play at U$C was very different from Oregon's). Apart from a few momentarily lapses, I've not really wavered in that assessment, and I've actually been surprised by how much Moore has improved Oregon's until-recently comparatively lackadaisical defense.