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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 2366781, member: 6927"] [B]2017-18 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES’ POLL[/B] Team (First Place) Points 1 UCLA (7) 115 T2. Oregon (3) 108 T2. Stanford (2) 108 4 Oregon State 85 5 California 83 6 Arizona State 74 7 Washington State 61 8 USC 47 9 Utah 40 10 Colorado 38 11 Arizona 20 12 Washington 13 Pretty solid picks (and very close to my predictions, so of course I think so). [LIST] [*]This is a put-up-or-shut-up year for Cal. It's Anigwe's junior year, and they lost only one major contributor from last year (Courtney Range). [*]ASU has quality and depth at guard but lost its entire frontcourt (Brunner, Dornstauder, Moos). How quickly their new forwards and posts can get up to speed will determine how far they can go. [*]Look for Washington State to have its best team in recent memory. Last year saw them lose their best three players (Hristova, Brown, Molina) to season-ending injuries, and they still made it all the way to the WNIT semifinals. All three of those players are back, and they only lost one significant player to graduation. [*]USC is the toughest one to predict. How well will the players adapt to Trakh's coaching style and system? The major factor IMO will be Kristen Simon. If she can give a consistent effort and play near her potential, the Trojans can beat some good teams. Last year she was very up and down, and the team's results reflected that. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]