For the thrird straight season, Oregon opens the exhibition slate against Northwest Christian (Monday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.), which is coached by one of the greatest players in University of Oregon history, Luke Jackson.
THE STARTING FIVE
1 - Preseason picks. Oregon has already accumlated a number of firsts for the 2016-17 season. Among the noteworthy preason prognostications:
* First preason No. 1 ranking (Lindy's)
* First time selected No. 1 in Pac-12 poll
* Highest-ever preseason rank by AP (No. 5)
* Ties highest rank all-time by AP
* First AP preseason all-American (Dillon Brooks)
* First Sports Illustrated cover since 1977
2 - The Ducks graduated just two scholarhship seniors from that 2015-16 team, but they were key players.