Back at the enemy's lair...

1. Stanford Cardinal (eight first-place votes)
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Home Cour: Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Head coach: Tara VanDerveer (19th season)
2003-2004: 27-7 overall, 14-4 Pac-10
Top Returnees: G Kelly Suminski (10.0 ppg), F T'nae Theil (7.2 ppg)

2. Arizona Wildcats seven first-place votes)
Location: Tucson
Home Court: McKale Center (15,545)
Head Coach: Joan Bonvicini (14th season)
2003-2004: 24-9 overall, 14-4 Pac-10
Top Returnees: G Dee-Dee Wheeler (16.9 ppg), C Shawntinice Polk (16.6 ppg)

3. UCLA Bruins
Location: Los Angeles
Home court: Pauley Pavilion (12,819)
Head coach: Kathy Olivier (12th season)
2003-2004: 17-13 overall, 11-7 Pac-10
Top Returnees: G Nikki Blue (15.2 ppg), G Noelle Quinn (15.9 ppg)

4. ASU Sun Devils
Location: Tempe
Home court: Wells Fargo Arena (14,141)
Head coach: Charli Turner Thorne (ninth season)
2003-2004: 17-12 overall, 11-7 Pac-10
Top Returnees: G Kylan Loney (10.2 ppg), F Kristen Kovesdy (9.8 ppg)

5. Washington Huskies
Location: Seattle
Home court: Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Head coach: June Daugherty (ninth season)
2003-2004: 18-13 overall, 9-9 Pac-10
Top Returnees: G Kayla Burt (8 ppg), G Kristen O'Neill (5.3 ppg)

6. Oregon Ducks
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Home court: MacArthur Court (9,087)
Head coach: Bev Smith (fourth season)
2003-2004: 14-15 overall, 6-12 Pac-10
Top Returnees: F Cathrine Kraayeveld (17.2 ppg), C Andrea Bills (11.1 ppg)

7. USC
Location: Los Angeles
Home court: Lyon Center (1,200)
Head coach: Mark Trakh (first season)
2003-2004: 15-13 overall, 11-7 Pac-10
Top Returnees: G/F Meghan Gnewkow (7.9 ppg), F Rachel Woodward (3.8 ppg)

8. Oregon State
Location: Corvallis, Ore.
Home court: Gill Coliseum (10,400)
Head coach: Judy Spoelstra (10th season)
2003-2004: 17-15 overall, 8-10 Pac-10
Top Returnees: G Shannon Howell (15.1 ppg), G Casey Bunn (8.4 ppg)

9. California
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Home court: Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Head coach: Caren Hortsmeyer (fifth season)
2003-2004: 12-17 overall, 4-14 Pac-10
Top Returnees: F Leigh Gregory (11.6 ppg), F Kiki Williams (6.4 ppg)

10. Washington State
Location: Pullman, Wash
Home court: Friel Court (11,566)
Head coach: Sherri Murrell (third season)
2003-2004: 6-22 overall, 2-16 Pac-10
Top Returnees: F Kate Benz (8.8 ppg), G Jessica Perry (5.7 ppg)