Ace Cooper Chandler came up big in a tight spot to help Pepperdine top Gonzaga, giving the Waves eight wins in their last nine games.

The West Coast Conference should be a battle royale between contenders like Gonzaga, Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s, LMU, San Diego, BYU and USF.

Our latest fall buzz has the inside scoop on Auburn, USC, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, Tulane, Portland, UNLV, South Alabama and Stanford.

The WCC will once again have drama on the final day of the regular season as Loyola Marymount forces an elimination game while UCLA takes care of Oregon down the street.

Jordan Qsar and Pepperdine played an inspired brand of baseball as they evened up an important series with San Francisco on Saturday.

Shotgun Spratling’s West Coast notebook is crammed with nuggets on UC Irvine, Loyola Marymount and San Francisco.

Luken Baker’s weekend is one of the highlights of our notebook from Arizona, which also includes scoop on Arizona State, Grand Canyon and Gonzaga.

Nick Sprengel headlines a strong weekend rotation for San Diego, which looks like the team to beat in the always-competitive West Coast Conference.

Two-way star Kevin Milam leads a loaded Saint Mary’s club with designs on winning the WCC and making a deep postseason run in Eric Valenzuela’s fifth year.

Surging West Virginia is one of the schools that joins our Top 100 Program rankings in the 71-80 range.

Liberty’s streak of 13 consecutive 30-plus-win seasons keeps it safely as a Top 100 program. Who else lands in the 81-90 range?

Louisiana Tech and others have surprised and joined our Top 100 Program rankings. The climb to No. 1 starts now.

We have the very latest on Santa Clara, South Carolina, Stanford and Virginia Tech, while also updating assistant searches at Alabama, Auburn and others.

It’s time to look at how the national seeds fared and what else is standing out in our RPI watch.

Utah’s Josh Lapiana led the way as they took a series from Arizona and lead Saturday’s roundup.

KJ Harrison and Oregon State did a clean sweep of Arizona, but weren’t the only ones to make noise during the past week.

Nate Brown and Florida shut down Florida State’s potent bats, Texas beat Texas A&M and much more headline’s our look back at Tuesday.

Stuart Fairchild had a big weekend for Wake Forest, and the Demon Deacons, along with nine others, are on the rise.

It’s another week and chance to see what’s on Eric Sorenson’s mind. He looks at best chances for upsets, best midweek teams, eight for Omaha and more.

Louisiana Tech headlines our in-depth look back at Tuesday’s action.

Eric Valenzuela’s St. Mary’s club picked up a big win over Washington on Thursday, but they look to continue that success the rest of the weekend.

Shotgun Spratling reports from San Diego, where a young Pacific squad got a big lift from veteran righthander Will Lydon.

Rich HIll and San Diego hope to restore order during the upcoming season and Shotgun Spratling has the inside scoop from their fall workouts.

Our Ballpark Rankings series wraps up with a look at our staff’s favorite college baseball stadiums, including BYU’s scenic Miller Park.

Arizona righty Cody Deason is one of the top prospects in the Alaska League, part of a talented group that led the Mat-Su Miners to the title.

Joe Dunand and NC State face a stiff challenge this weekend against Coastal Carolina, St. Mary’s and Navy.