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		By: Andrew		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[My take on the Pac-10:

Washington and Cal are clearly the two contenders for the title, one of them will likely win it with a 13-5 record or so. The other will finish second maybe a game back. Even if they struggle for some reason, they should be able to make the tourney with 10-8 conference records, although they will be very bubbly with those kind of records. If either of them get to 11-7, they&#039;ll be golden.

The rest of the league? I don&#039;t think there is a ton of difference between the 3rd best team in the league and the worst team in the league (which would be, who? One of the Oregon schools?). There&#039;ll likely be a big bunch right around 9-9 in the conference, but if one of the right teams (and that would be U$C, maybe ASU or Wazzu) could get to 10-8, or better yet 11-7, they could be strong contenders for a third Pac-10 berth. If its the wrong teams that wind up 3rd (UCLA, Stanford, Oregon, etc), it&#039;s a two-bid season in the conference.

A 4th Pac-10 bid is pretty much out of the question, barring a Pac-10 tourney run by a lower team.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My take on the Pac-10:</p>
<p>Washington and Cal are clearly the two contenders for the title, one of them will likely win it with a 13-5 record or so. The other will finish second maybe a game back. Even if they struggle for some reason, they should be able to make the tourney with 10-8 conference records, although they will be very bubbly with those kind of records. If either of them get to 11-7, they&#8217;ll be golden.</p>
<p>The rest of the league? I don&#8217;t think there is a ton of difference between the 3rd best team in the league and the worst team in the league (which would be, who? One of the Oregon schools?). There&#8217;ll likely be a big bunch right around 9-9 in the conference, but if one of the right teams (and that would be U$C, maybe ASU or Wazzu) could get to 10-8, or better yet 11-7, they could be strong contenders for a third Pac-10 berth. If its the wrong teams that wind up 3rd (UCLA, Stanford, Oregon, etc), it&#8217;s a two-bid season in the conference.</p>
<p>A 4th Pac-10 bid is pretty much out of the question, barring a Pac-10 tourney run by a lower team.</p>
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