1. Stanford (18-1, 9-0). A to-the-limit overtime win over Cal sling-shots the Cardinal into the second half of the Pac-12 schedule. Chiney Ogwumike could end up as the conference player of the week for the third week in a row, a reward for her surging play.
2. Cal (15-6, 6-3). Oh-so-close for the Bears, who should have some good momentum heading into the Arizona trip this weekend.
3. Gonzaga (19-3, 8-1). The Zags avenged their only conference loss by winning at St. Mary’s on Saturday. They needed it to keep pace with BYU, which keeps winning and is now nationally ranked.
4. Arizona State (15-5, 6-3). The winners of five straight games, the Sun Devils are hosting the Bay Area schools this week and that will present a big challenge to their win streak.
5. Fresno State (17-4, 5-0). Six straight wins all by double-digits for the Bulldogs, the only unbeaten team in the WAC, who may start to get a look in the national rankings.
6. San Diego State. (16-4, 6-0). Twelve straight wins for Beth Burns’ team, the program’s longest winning streak in 17 years.
7. USC (10-9, 5-4). The Women of Troy got swept in their first-ever road trip to Colorado and Utah and their NCAA hopes are dimming fast.
8. San Diego (15-5, 6-2). The Torreros are now in sole possession of third place in the WCC behind BYU and Gonzaga.
9. St. Mary’s (16-7, 7-3). The Gaels couldn’t hold at home on to pull off the season sweep against Gonzaga, but are keeping pace in an improved conference this season.
10. UNLV (17-5, 6-1). Four straight wins and seven of eight for Kathy Olivier’s Rebels.

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1. Stanford (15-1, 6-0). The new entrants in the Pac-12 didn’t prove to be much of a challenge for the Cardinal, who blew through Utah and Colorado. Joslyn Tinkle is coming off of late and coach Tara VanDerveer is happy to have another scorer not named Ogwumike.
2. Cal (13-5, 4-2).  The Bears have righted the ship since the Pac-12 opening sweep in Los Angeles. Back to winning games they should win and out-rebounding pretty much everyone.
3. Gonzaga (15-3, 4-1).  A tough day at home against St. Mary’s results in the program’s first home loss since 2009. Kelly Graves is hoping it will “refocus” his team.
4. USC (9-6, 4-1).  The Women of Troy are figuring things out, winning four straight since losing to Stanford in the conference opener. The win snapped a four-game losing streak to UCLA in the Southern California rivalry game. Ashley Corral passed Cheryl Miller as the program’s all-time assists leader.
5. Arizona State (11-5, 2-3).  The Sun Devils barely snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Oregon in Eugene. Next up are home games against Utah and Colorado.
6. UCLA (7-9, 2-3). Injuries continue to plague this season. Freshman Moriah Faulk, who played in 15 games off the bench and provided perimeter scoring, injured her leg last week against Arizona State.
7. St. Mary’s (14-5, 5-1). Following the lead of their men’s team, the Gaels posted their first win over Gonzaga since Paul Thomas took over as head coach, defeating the Zags in Spokane for the first time since 2002. Alex Carbonel making an early case for WCC Player of the Year.
8. Fresno State (13-4, 1-0). Coach Adrian Wiggins won his 200^th career game as a head coach and the Bulldogs are 7-0 in WAC season openers after defeating Nevada. FSU has won eight of nine.
9. San Diego State (12-4, 2-0). The Aztecs have won eight straight, including this week’s overtime road win over UNLV, a battle between the top two teams in the Mountain West Conference this season. Courtney Clements has scored at least 20 points in five games this season.
10. Washington State (9-8, 3-2). One of only four Pac-12 teams with a winning record in conference play thus far, the Cougars took a step backward by losing at home to the rival Huskies.

1. Stanford (13-1, 4-0). Saturday’s Oregon State win was not a good look for the Cardinal, who are struggling to get more production from their guards while the Ogwumike sisters carry the scoring load. Next up are first-time Pac-12 meetings on the road against Utah and Colorado.
2. Gonzaga (14-2, 3-0). The Zags have won nine in a row and get out of their first conference road trip with a pair of decisive wins against Pepperdine and LMU.
3. USC (8-6, 3-1). The Women of Troy showed a lot by going on the road to sweep the Arizona schools. Five players scored in double-figures in the Saturday win over Arizona. Next up, the rivalry game against UCLA on Saturday.
4. Cal (11-5, 2-2). The Bears followed up a tough weekend in LA with a home sweep against the Oregon schools. Chalk it up to winning the games they should win. Saturday’s 90-point effort against Oregon was Cal’s highest-scoring game of the year.
5. Arizona State (10-4, 1-2). This was not the way to prove that the Sun Devils are contenders to be among the top teams in this conference. ASU is shooting a conference-worst 26.6 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.
6. UCLA (7-8, 2-2). The Bruins beat the Sun Devils, but the fact that they don’t have a winning record keeps them below the ASU in these rankings. Still, it was an as-good-as-one-can-hope-for weekend for Cori Close’s team in the desert.
7. Washington State (9-7, 3-1). A one-point loss to Colorado puts the first blemish on the Cougars’ conference mark, but this kind of start is still a sign of very good things in Pullman.
8. San Diego (10-3, 1-0). A 17-point win over St. Mary’s is an emphatic move to establishing the Torreros as the second-best team in the WCC.
9. Fresno State (11-4). A nailbiting loss to UNLV is the second-to-last game on the non-conference schedule. A game against Seattle U on the 11th puts the finishing touch on the preseason. The defeat ended a run of six straight wins.
10. St. Mary’s (11-4, 2-0). The Gaels have to pick up after the San Diego loss, which ends a seven-game win streak, and find the bright side after a career-high 24 points from Alex Carbonel.

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Happy New Year! Some 2012 shuffling has broken out now that the conference season has begun!

1. Stanford (11-1, 2-0). It was not the prettiest weekend ever, the Cardinal gutting out an off-night to win at USC and then having an easier time against UCLA, but its clear that the Cardinal are still the class of this conference. Sophomore guard Toni Kokenis playing better ever since big game against Tennessee.
2. Gonzaga (12-2, 1-0). The Zags had a great holiday tournament in Vegas, defeating Georgia and Dayton and got the WCC schedule off on the right foot. A definitive move into the No. 2 spot with seven straight victories. Next up a road weekend in LA against Pepperdine and LMU.
3. Arizona State (10-2, 1-0). The Sun Devils soundly defeated rival Arizona to open the Pac-12 schedule and snap a six-game Wildcats win streak. This is still not a team that can put a lot of points on the board and they will be tested with the L.A. teams coming up this week.
4. Cal (9-5, 0-2). Big step backward for a Bears team that was on the verge of the national rankings before getting swept by UCLA and USC. Cal averaged 54.5 points in those two games and were 22 of 39 from the free-throw line.
5. USC (6-6, 1-1). The Women of Troy are scrambling to collect enough wins to get NCAA Tournament eligible. The loss to Stanford didn’t help, but the decisive win over Cal was an indication of the level this team is capable of playing.
6. UCLA (6-7, 1-1). A split against the Bay Area schools was a strong start for the Bruins considering the injury issues. Markel Walker’s 11-point, seven-rebound game is a promising sign.
7. Fresno State (10-3). Five straight wins for the Bulldogs, who move on to face UT-Arlington on Tuesday and then UNLV on Friday.
8. Washington State (8-6, 2-0). A double-overtime victory over Oregon State gave the Cougars a road sweep to open the Pac-12 schedule, the program’s first-ever conference road sweep for the first time since 1994-95.
9. St. Mary’s (11-4, 2-0). The Gaels opened WCC play with a big win, defeating BYU in Moraga to end the Cougars 10-game win streak. SMC has won six in a row.
10. San Diego (9-3). No shame in a one-point loss to No. 13 Texas Tech on Friday. Saturday’s game against St. Mary’s will be a very good one.