Coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel picked Cal 10th in the ACC women's basketball predicted order of finish, with 786 points from 76 voters. That's behind Clemson (988) and ahead of Miami (689). Stanford was picked 13th.
Twidale's honor
Senior guard Lulu Twidale was one of 10 players on the Preseason All-ACC Team, with 113 voting points. She made the All-ACC Second Team after last season. Cal says she holds the program's single-season record (101) and career record (236) for 3-pointers. She ranks second nationally among active players in career 3-pointers.
Last season Twidale set career highs with 16.2 points per game, 128 assists, 138 rebounds and 101 made 3-pointers, which ranked fifth in the NCAA. Her best game was Jan. 18 at Boston College: 36 points, nine assists and eight 3-pointers.
The rest of the league
Duke was picked first with 49 first-place votes. Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo was named Preseason Player of the Year. The ACC season opens Nov. 1, when Notre Dame plays Villanova in Rome, and most of the league starts the next day.