1. Arizona State: Winners of 11 of their last 12 games, the Sun Devils once again demolished all opposition this season. Expect them to blow through the regionals and maybe even the super regionals of the NCAA tournament on the Road to Omaha.

2. Washington State: Picked to finish eighth in the Pac-10 at the beginning of the season, the Cougars sure made some observers double-take after they finished the season with a sweep of Washington to go 18-9 in conference play. We’ll see whether they can keep up their momentum when they face Oklahoma, Arkansas and Witchita State in the Oklahoma Regional.

3. Oregon State: The Beavers bounced back from a mediocre season last year to finish third in the conference, good enough to make it back to the NCAA tournament after missing last year. They can thank their strong relief corps and a hit-for-average lineup with three guys (Ryan Ortiz, Adalberto Santos and Stefen Romero) who have driven in more than 40 runs on the season.

4. UCLA: Unfortunately for the Bruins and the rest of the teams on this list, the selection committee didn’t think very highly of the Pac-10 this year. UCLA fought to the bitter end but really needed a sweep of ASU in its final series to be considered. That, obviously, did not happen.

5. Stanford: After starting off the season 3-9, the Cardinal came back to finish five games over .500. Not bad for a team that looked rather thin early on.

6. USC: Just to show how mediocre a lot of teams were in this year’s version of the Pac-10, the Trojans trotted out one of the best prospects in the country in Grant Green and two highly-touted arms in Brad Boxberger and Robert Stock, and they still managed to finish with a sub-.500 conference record.

7. Arizona: The Wildcats finished the season strong, going 14-6 in their past 20 games. Part of the reason for that, though, could be that they played Cal, Washington and Oregon to close out their Pac-10 schedule. Not exactly what you would call elite competition.

8. Washington: It’s amazing how fast a season can turn around. Just a few weeks ago, the Huskies were on top of the world, looking at a possible NCAA tournament bid if they took care of business. Instead, they lost five of their last six conference games and completely fell apart. Even Kyle Conley couldn’t break the UW’s home-run record, going 0-for-14 with eight strikeouts in the series against WSU.

9. California: The Bears’ season ended in early April after sweeps at the hands of the Beavers and Huskies. Since then, they haven’t really done anything to get back on track.

10. Oregon: It was a historically bad season for the Ducks as they finished 14-42 with a 4-23 Pac-10 record. Granted, this was their first year back in baseball, and they can only go up from here, but still, that’s pretty bad.

Reach reporter Allen Wagner at sports@dailyuw.com.