The biggest turnaround team in the Pac-12 this year is Washington State.
After a disappointing 2-7 conference season a year ago and a season-opening loss to Portland State, the Cougars have pulled a 180 and become one of the most exciting teams in the Pac-12 and one that will finish far higher than its predicted 11th-place finish.
“I think they have an underrated group of players,” Stanford coach David Shaw said. “Look across our conference. There are a lot of good players on a lot of good teams and this is the group that not a lot of people talk about as far as their talent level.