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9. Arizona, upholding the battered honor of the West: The Wildcats made a stirring NCAA tournament...

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9. Arizona, upholding the battered honor of the West: The Wildcats made a stirring NCAA tournament run in March and look primed for a full-time return to national prominence. They lost presumptive top-five pick Derrick Williams, but retained coach Sean Miller after his flirtation with Maryland. Miller is the total package and will have Arizona at the top of the Pac-12 for as long as he stays. And really, somebody from out West needs to represent. BYU and San Diego State had their turns this past season, but don't count on seeing a repeat of those special seasons. With all the early defections to the NBA, the newly expanded Pac-12 looks like it will be embarrassingly weak again.

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