EUGENE -- Oregon women's basketball will open the 2018-19 season as a top 5 team.
The Ducks are No. 3 in the preseason AP poll, which was released Wednesday.
Oregon was the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 by both the coaches and media. Ducks point guard Sabrina Ionescu and forward Ruthy Hebard were among the five players named to the preseason All-Pac-12 team.
Oregon opens the 2018-19 season at Alaska Fairbanks on Tuesday (8 p.m. PT) and has its home opener against Syracuse on Nov. 10 (2 p.m.).