The Oregon Ducks are No. 11 and the Oregon State Beavers are No. 19 in The Associated Press' preseason women's college basketball Top 25 poll, which was released Thursday.
The Ducks return all five of their starters from the 2016-17 team that advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. The Beavers, who lost in the Sweet 16, will look to reload after losing key players in Sydney Wiese and Gabby Hanson.
UConn was the unanimous No. 1 in the AP poll, followed by Texas, Baylor and defending-champion South Carolina. UCLA is the highest-ranked Pac-12 team, at No.