While optimism may be high in Corvallis for this year’s upcoming basketball season, the national consensus may still be out on the Beavers, as head coach Wayne Tinkle’s team has holes to fill from last season’s 19-13 campaign that ended in the NCAA Tournament. The first sign of this uncertainty may have come from CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, who ranked Oregon State as the #77 team in the country in his annual “College Basketball Rankings” pre-season list. The Beavers were also listed as the ninth-best team in the Pac-12, behind Oregon (#7), UCLA (#11), Arizona (#13), California (#22), Colorado (#38), Washington (#44), Utah (#53) and USC (#66).
Oregon State Ranked #77 In CBS College Basketball Rankings
