Defending Pac-12 champion Stanford will begin the season ranked No. 7 in the Amway Coaches Poll, which was released Thursday.
The Cardinal, which finished last year at No. 3 in the poll, is the top-ranked team from the Pac-12 -- 10 spots ahead of No. 17 USC. The Trojans are followed by No. 18 Washington, No. 22 Oregon and No. 24 UCLA. Utah (73), Washington State (47) and Arizona (2) also received votes.
Of the six Pac-12 teams that appeared in the preseason poll last season, only Stanford and Oregon finished in the final rankings.