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HAGER continued from page 5 next nine weeks, but one of the two will most likely finish on top." That sentiment is echoed exactly by the voters in the Associated Press Top 25 poll that ranked Arizona third and Stanford fourth last week. From then on, no Pac-10 teams are ranked or receiving votes. Concerned? Don't be. The Pac-10 has proven time and time again that it is a quality basket ball conference. One or two of its teams, regardless of the number that enter, will seemingly always reach the Sweet 16 and Final Four. What this season should do is bring a sense of parity to the Pac-10 in an era when overall conference superiority is becoming increasing ly important. Gone are the days of individual teams running the gauntlet in the NCAA Tournament. Much like its football brethren, conferences are ranked in terms of dominance. The conferences with higher rat ings get more teams into the NCAA Tournament, at least theoretically. More teams equal a better chance of success in the postseason, and even though the money payouts don't mirror those of college football, you'd better believe publicity for a conference school gets that league notoriety in turn. Just ask the Big East Conference after Syracuse won last season. The Pac-10 is still battling to be come the eminent conference in all the land. Meek, for right now, I'm sure the league would just like being one of the top three, hopefully dis placing the Atlantic Coast, South eastern and Big 12 Conferences. For now, just getting its usual four or five teams should be a complete season for the Pac-10. Getting Wash ington State and Oregon State into the mix of competitive play should be an overall goal. It may lead to parity within the conference, but imagine the day when the Beavers could upset Gonzaga, or Kentucky. How about Florida? What a day that would be for the Pac-10. Until that day comes, though, sit back and enjoy what should be an interesting 2004 season. In the Pac-10, as usual, it will be unpredictable and fast-paced. In other words, fun. Contact the sports editor at hankhager@dailyemerald.com. His opinions do not necessarily represent those of the Emerald. VICTORY continued from page 5 during the 1992-93 season. But Cal ifornia is back on the winning track after a 74-62 win over Arizona State on Saturday. "This did a great deal for our con fidence," California forward Amit Tamir told the Oakland Tribune. "We know we didn't have a good day against Arizona and we know we're about to play a very good team." How ‘bout them Bruins Surprise team of the Pac-10 sea son to this point? UCLA takes that claim. While Washington State going 2 2 in its first four games is certainly something to talk about, the Bruins have started the conference slate off with four wins. UCLA started off by defeating Oregon and Oregon State in Los Angeles, then defeated Wash ington State and Washington on the road this past weekend. "People say we are a young team, but we are learning and at the same time showing maturity and coming out with W's," UCLA forward T.J. Cummings told the Los Angeles Times after the 86-84 win over the 1 luskies. "We are really happy." The big test for UCLA will come Saturday when it hosts Arizona in a nationally televised game on ABC. Sink or swim While most of the conference sits at 1-2 or 2-2 in Pac-10 play, Wash ington and Arizona State have yet to win their first games of the season. Forward Ike Diogu leads Arizona State and the Pac-10 with 23.4 points per game, but the Sun Devils have fallen to Arizona, Stanford and California in consecutive weeks. It is conceivable that both teams could remain winless until they meet on Jan. 31 in Seattle. After that, it's anyone's guess as to how the Huskies and Sun Devils will do. For now, the Sun Devils play at UCLA on Thursday and Washington visits Oregon the same day. Contact tiie sports editor at hankhageh@dailyemerald.com. OPTIONS continued from page 5 per game and Lalum is fourth with 17.1. Washington, picked to be one of the top teams in the Pac-10 in pre season polls, is off to a 1-5 conference start and provides Ore gon with a legitimate chance to pick up back-to-back wins. Nomination Wagner was one of six nominees for Pac-10 Player of the Week for Ian. 5 through 11. Wagner finished with an Oregon career-high 15 points on 5 of 11 shooting and grabbed three rebounds Saturday. The award was given to Stanford forward Nicole Powell, who aver aged 22 points and 10.5 rebounds in wins over Arizona State and Ari zona. It was the second time this season Powell has been named player of the week. The other nominees were Arizona State's Betsy Boardman, Oregon State's Shannon Howell, UCLA's Lisa Willis and USC's Jamie Hagiya. 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