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.
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at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.
VICTORY
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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.
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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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