In Waco, Brittney Griner is in the house.

In Cincy, ex-UConn assistant Jamelle Elliott takes over the Bearcats, whom Big East coaches expect to finish last this year. "It's definitely totally different" from Storrs, she says.

And down south, SEC coaches expect Tennessee to finish second in that league: Pat, playing the expectations game as always, says that rank may be too high.