UCLA tabbed as Pac-12 preseason favorites followed by Oregon, Stanford and Oregon State.
The Washington women’s basketball team, which completed the greatest three-year run in the history of the program, was picked to finish last in the Pac-12 by conference coaches in a preseason poll.
The league coaches tabbed Washington State, which tied seventh in the Pac-12 last season, to finish seventh – its highest position in the preseason poll since 2011.
UCLA, which returns All-American candidates Jordin Canada and Monique Billings who led the Bruins to a second-straight NCAA Sweet 16 last season, is picked to finish first in the Pac-12 for the second straight year.