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Stanford (seeking its third straight title) and three-time champion USC resume their never-ending battle for water polo supremacy at this weekend's NCAA tournament.

Georgia upended top-seeded Stanford to reach the Elite Eight.

On the same night top-seeded Stanford was knocked out of the NCAA tournament, Cal advanced to its first Elite Eight. How's that for a changing of the guard for West Coast women's basketball?

Pac-12 rivals Stanford and Cal seem headed for a rubber match -- if they can get past physical, athletic and defense-first SEC teams Georgia and LSU.

A pep talk from former Stanford star Candice Wiggins convinced the Cardinal to embrace the pressure of their No. 1 seed. Stanford responded by playing its best team ball of the season in the rout of Michigan.

Stanford will rely on the post play of Chiney Ogwumike while Michigan will have to hit 3s, as opposite offenses meet in Tuesday's second round.

The first half against Tulsa ended in a 24-24 tie and brought back memories of 1998, when 16th-seeded Harvard stunned No. 1 Stanford on its home court. But the Cardinal went on a 23-7 run and shot 65.5 percent in the second half to end Tulsa's hopes.

While all eyes are focused on a certain trio of superstar seniors, no individual player in the country has done more for her team than Chiney Ogwumike has done for top-seeded Stanford.

The Cardinal and Golden Bears split their regular-season series, playing twice in the same week in January. Cal's win at Stanford ended the Cardinal's 81-game conference win streak.

With Chiney Ogwumike limited to a career-low three points, guard Amber Orrange stepped up to win Stanford its seventh straight Pac-12 tourney title.

Everyone anticipated another Cal-Stanford matchup in the Pac-12 final. UCLA had other ideas, knocking off the No. 5 Bears.

Caught in a late-season slump, Washington hopes the home-court advantage at Seattle's KeyArena will help it turn things around in the Pac-12 tournament.

With Stanford and Cal dead even atop the Pac-12 standings, Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer insists she is more concerned with her own team than with any opponent.

Their contributions don't always show up in the box score. But Sara James and Mikaela Ruef could have a big impact on how far Stanford goes this season.

No. 6 Stanford took back its home court after dropping its past two games at Maples Pavilion with a dominating 75-49 win over No. 14 UCLA that resulted in a four-way tie atop the Pac-12 conference.

Cal wanted nothing more than to be considered Stanford's equal. Beating the Cardinal on Sunday and snapping their 81-game conference winning streak? Mission accomplished.