Pac-12 Hotline women's basketball Power Ratings: Stanford is still No. 1 but is showing sings of slippage; Arizona falls four spots after being swept by mountain schools.
Jeff Metcalfe The San Jose Mercury News Just three weeks into full Pac-12 women’s basketball play, some important questions are already answered:
So while it would be surprising if the Cardinal don’t regroup from their first Pac-12 loss in two years to win a third straight regular-season title, it wouldn’t be out of line with recent history, including half the conference reaching the Final Four since 2013. Comment: Before losing Sunday to the Trojans, Stanford won by four over Cal and led UCLA by two after three quarters . The Cardinal are shooting 22.7 percent on 3-pointers over their last four games, a sign of deeper problems than one Pac-12 defeat, which dropped Stanford two spots, to No. 4, in the AP poll.Comment: The Utes are 2-0 against ranked opponents , their first such multiple wins since 2005-06. They are back to a school-best No.
Comment: The Trojans are No. 6 nationally in scoring defense and have held nine opponents under 50, including Stanford in their streak-busting upset Sunday. Stanford had won 14 straight over USC and 39 in a row over Pac-12 competition. Destiny Littleton is the Pac-12 Player of the Week, an award that teammate Rayah Marshall won two weeks before. USC is up two places in the Hotline rankings and now projected into the NCAA field by ESPN.Next up: vs.
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