Charlie Creme (espnW) has published his opinion of the results of the 2014 non-conference season in his first bracket of the year.
He has seven Pac-12 teams in the bracket with these seedings and evaluation:
- 3 Oregon State
- If last year's second-round NCAA tournament appearance didn't do it, this season's win at North Carolina certainly announced the Beavers' arrival to the national forefront.
- 4 Arizona State
- The Sun Devils had a solid but under-the-radar nonconference season. They caught everyone's attention with a resounding win over Washington in their Pac-12 opener.
- 5 Stanford
- After the win over UConn, the Cardinal have looked fairly ordinary, and it might be difficult to win at least a share of a 15th straight Pac-12 title. The new offense is still struggling to take shape.
- 5 California
- The Bears have stumbled since losing Courtney Range to a knee injury and are relying on Brittany Boyd more than ever.
- 7 Washington
- With 25.8 PPG on better than 50 percent shooting from the field, Kelsey Plum might be the most efficient scoring guard in the country.
- 10 Washington State
- The Cougars have nonconference wins over Maryland, Gonzaga and Dayton, résumé-builders that could be big in March.
- 10 Southern California
- Despite the dismissal of last season's leading scorer, Ariya Crook, a month before the season started, the Trojans are off to a solid start. Four starters are scoring in double figures.
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