A look at how the coaches from the West Coast Conference voted in preseason balloting:

PRESEASON POLL
Team (1st-place votes)	Points	Last year
1. Pepperdine (7)	49	21-10
2. Santa Clara (1)	42	21-9
3. St. Mary's	34	20-10
4. Loyola Marymount	32	13-15
5. Portland	26	11-20
6. San Francisco	18	12-16
7. Gonzaga	14	9-19
8. San Diego	9	17-13