Best of the West WBB power rankings: UCLA is No. 1 (again) as Oregon and Utah jump, USC falls

The Best of the West offers 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. Here is last week’s edition.

(Results through Monday)

1. UCLA (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten)

Last week: 1
Results: won at Nebraska 83-61
NET ranking: No.