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4 Pac 12, 2 ACC, 1 each B12/SEC/BEast, No Big 10/Duke. by Domerduck

Agree most of these 9 are the usual subjects, but it also reinforces the fact the PAC12 is becoming the dominant conference in WCBB while the Big 10 is irrelavent (with the possible exception of ACC castoff Maryland) and that the SEC, Big 12, and the Big East (now that they have UConn) are 1 team conferences. If Duke can become strong again with Lawson and the other occasional ACC schools make runs (Cuse, NC State, UNC, Miami, FSU, etc) they can start matching the PAC12. This is the one place the PAC12 network helps since every WCBB is on TV with their regional channels. I'm sure Betts being from a PAC12 state, Colorado, helps even if that's not one of her schools.

As for Oregon vs Oregon State, they really go after different players since Graves is all about offense and Rueck is more about D. I notice the girls who pick one usually don't pick the other. The contrast in the two schools are very different both in how they play and what type of kid goes there: Oregon business/media schools, more flash, and draws city kids, OSU ag/eng school, familyorienation, and draws country kids. Betts is from a town close to Denver so the Ducks seem the logical choice.