SAN FRANCISCO (October 10, 2023) – Washington State Women's Basketball was voted to finish fifth in the 2023-24 Pac-12 Conference Preseason Poll by both the league's coaches and the media, the conference announced Tuesday.
The fifth-place section matches the best preseason pick in program history after also being picked fifth ahead of the 1991-92 season.
The Cougars return eight players including four starters from last year's team who won a program-record 23 games and captured the program's first Pac-12 Women's Basketball Championship. WSU knocked off three straight ranked teams in Las Vegas en route to the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament Championship and clinched their third-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Ethridge, the 2022-23 National Coach of the Year by The Athletic, will see three All-Pac-12 players return this season led by All-America guard Charlisse Leger-Walker.
Preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Points
1. Utah (7) 116
2. UCLA (3) 109
3. Stanford (2) 100
4. Colorado 90
5. Washington State 84
6. USC 70
7. Arizona 51
8. Oregon 49
9. Washington 46
10. Oregon State 43
11. California 22
12. Arizona State 12
Preseason Pac-12 Media Poll
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Points
1. Utah (12) 298
2. UCLA (10) 284
3. Stanford (5) 283
4. Colorado 220
5. Washington State 202
6. USC 199
7. Arizona 160
8. Oregon 137
9. Oregon State 121
10. Washington 107
11. California 52
12. Arizona State 40
Season tickets for the 2023-24 Washington State women's basketball season are on sale at WSUCougars.com or by calling the WSU Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-COUGS.
Follow the Cougs
For more information on the Washington State women's basketball team, follow @WSUCougarWBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The fifth-place section matches the best preseason pick in program history after also being picked fifth ahead of the 1991-92 season.
The Cougars return eight players including four starters from last year's team who won a program-record 23 games and captured the program's first Pac-12 Women's Basketball Championship. WSU knocked off three straight ranked teams in Las Vegas en route to the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament Championship and clinched their third-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Ethridge, the 2022-23 National Coach of the Year by The Athletic, will see three All-Pac-12 players return this season led by All-America guard Charlisse Leger-Walker.
Preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Points
1. Utah (7) 116
2. UCLA (3) 109
3. Stanford (2) 100
4. Colorado 90
5. Washington State 84
6. USC 70
7. Arizona 51
8. Oregon 49
9. Washington 46
10. Oregon State 43
11. California 22
12. Arizona State 12
Preseason Pac-12 Media Poll
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Points
1. Utah (12) 298
2. UCLA (10) 284
3. Stanford (5) 283
4. Colorado 220
5. Washington State 202
6. USC 199
7. Arizona 160
8. Oregon 137
9. Oregon State 121
10. Washington 107
11. California 52
12. Arizona State 40
Season tickets for the 2023-24 Washington State women's basketball season are on sale at WSUCougars.com or by calling the WSU Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-COUGS.
Follow the Cougs
For more information on the Washington State women's basketball team, follow @WSUCougarWBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.