Best of the West WBB power rankings: California schools on top once again, followed by Utah and UNLV

The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former Pac-12 schools now scattered across the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and West Coast Conference.

The rankings will be published on the Hotline weekly throughout the regular season.

1.UCLA (9-0)

Last week: 1Results: beat Washington 73-62Up next: at Long Beach State (Saturday)Comment: The Bruins trailed for only 20 seconds...