Just as when we provided our previous Pac-12 update, we have six teams from the conference represented in the top 25 women’s college basketball rankings. There has been some shuffling of the deck and injuries have hit one team particularly hard.
Here is your update on the best of the West Coast:
No. 2 UCLA Bruins (7-0)
The Bruins have stayed at the number No. 2 spot in the country for a while now, remaining unbeaten. Their biggest test so far came from then-No.6 UConn, which they beat 78-67 thanks to Kiki Rice’s sensational performance. The sophomore guard dropped 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
The Bruins are stacked! With elite guards and a dominant big in Lauren Betts, delivering UCLA their first defeat will be a tough task. A couple of teams coming up will have good chances of doing so, with the Bruins playing two ranked teams: No. 20 Florida State Seminoles on Sunday, Dec. 10 and No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, Dec. 18.
No. 7 USC Trojans (7-0)
Don’t call it a comeback! They’ve been here for years! Okay, maybe you can call it a comeback.
The emergence of JuJu Watkins has accelerated the relevance and dominance of USC; they’ve gone from a good team in the Pac-12 worth keeping an eye on to a team that could win it all this season. Watkins is that good,…
