Oregon State has been picked to repeat as Pac-12 champions in the preseason media poll released Wednesday, while center Ruth Hamblin and point guard Sydney Wiese were both named to the preseason All-Pac-12 team.
The media poll echoes the coaches poll released last month, where the Beavers were a unanimous selection to win the conference. Additionally, the Beavers are ranked 10th in the preseason Associated Press poll and ninth in the preseason USA Today Coaches poll, the highest position in any preseason poll in program history.
OSU is coming off the best season in school history, finishing 27-5 while capturing the regular-season conference crown, earning a No.