Stanford picked by conference coaches to win Pac-12 title, with California chosen to be second
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Stanford has been picked by the Pac-12 coaches to win the conference title again this season behind reigning Player of the Year Chiney Ogwumike.
Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer's Cardinal received a maximum 121 points and 11 first-place votes ahead of Thursday's Pac-12 media day.
California is picked to finish second after the Golden Bears reached their first Final Four in program history last season in coach Lindsay Gottlieb's second year.
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Stanford missed reaching a sixth straight Final Four in VanDerveer's 27th season at Stanford and 34th overall in Division I. The Cardinal lost in the NCAA tournament's Spokane Regional semifinals, 61-59 to Georgia, to finish 33-3.
The rest of the preseason coaches' poll: Colorado (third), Washington, UCLA, USC, Utah, Oregon State, Washington State, Arizona State, Arizona, Oregon.