Second 10: Waiting In The Wings

When members of the Top 10 falter, these are the teams poised to move up and take their places. They want to dance deep into March too

TEAM // CONFERENCE // RETURNING STARTERS // SKINNY

11 CALIFORNIA // PAC-10 // 5 //
Forward Alexis Gray-Lawson and centers Ashley Walker and Devanei Hampton, all upperclassmen now, combined for 56.9% of the Bears' scoring last season.

12 OKLAHOMA STATE // BIG 12 // 3 //
Point guard Andrea Riley set four school records as a sophomore last season, including points (807), scoring average (23.1) and minutes (1,216).

13 NOTRE DAME // BIG EAST // 3 //
The Irish don't have any senior starters, but they do have stars-in-the-making: junior guard Ashley Barlow (12.1 ppg) and sophomore forward Becca Bruszewski.

14 VANDERBILT // SEC // 5 //
The team that won a school-record 11 conference games returns intact, including forward Christina Wirth, the SEC's eighth-leading scorer (13.1 ppg).

15 ARIZONA STATE // PAC-10 // 3 //
With a troika of talented guards in Briann January, Dymond Simon and Danielle Orsillo, the Sun Devils should make inroads in a tough conference.

16 VIRGINIA // ACC // 3 //
Junior point guard Monica Wright (17.6 ppg) will have to take on a greater leadership role following the graduation of Sharne� Zoll, the ACC's career assists leader.

17 PITTSBURGH // BIG EAST // 4 //
The Panthers will miss alltime leading rebounder Marcedes Walker, but senior shooting guard Shavonte Zellous (18.2 ppg) is ready to make this her team.

18 OHIO STATE // BIG TEN // 4 //
The Buckeyes will go as far as sophomore center Jantel Lavender (17.6 ppg) and senior guard Ashlee Trebilcock (9.6 ppg) can carry them.