Predictable preseason picks to win the Pac 10 or the SEC.

The Seattle PI isn't surprised that Stanford was picked ahead of the Huskies: "Along with traffic jams on Seattle-area freeways and television newscasts referring to a minor weather event as a 'storm of the century,' predicting a women's basketball title for Stanford ranks right up there with dog bites man."

Nor was it a surprise to anyone that the Vols are favored in the SEC. Kentucky was picked to finish near the bottom, but with Mickie DeMoss at the healm, the Wildcats could be a force within a few years.