Advertisement
Sports Now

UCLA Basketball: Pac-10 media poll

By David Wharton
Staff WriterFollow

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.

The media that covers Pacific 10 basketball has picked California to finish first in the conference this season; the Golden Bears were rated slightly ahead of defending champion Washington.

UCLA, with so many sophomores and freshmen on the roster, got five first-place votes and lands at third. After that, it’s:

Advertisement

4. Arizona

5. Oregon State

6. Oregon

7. Arizona State

8. Washington State

9. USC

10. Stanford

Cal was picked to win the league only one other time, in 1993-94.

-- David Wharton

Sports Now
David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

Advertisement