With conference play now in full swing, the Emerald baseball crew ranks the Pac-12 baseball teams.

Leaders

1. OSU (25-5, 7-2 Pac-12)

2. Oregon (23-8, 9-3)

3. Arizona State (19-9-1, 6-6)

A lot of time has passed since the Beaver’s College World Series successes – they’re not the only team in the state anymore – but the Beavers are playing as well as anybody in the country this year. While Tuesday’s Civil War won’t count toward the Pac-12 standings, it will at least temporarily establish some bragging rights. Arizona State had a shaky start to its Pac-12 campaign but made a big statement by taking two of three from Oregon this weekend – even if that statement was weakened by the 16-spot the Ducks put up on Sunday. http://www.thesundevils.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/asu-m-basebl-sched.htmlhttp://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=11401&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=207103167@@

Dark horses

4. Arizona (21-11, 6-6)

5. UCLA (19-9, 7-5)

6. Stanford (16-10, 5-4)

The Cardinal may not be a national title contender this year, but it has what many are calling the nation’s top pitching prospect in Mark Appel. The Bruins are treading water in the middle of the conference standings but managed to steal one of three games from Oregon State this weekend. It was the second-straight series loss for the men from Westwood but it was also the second-straight tough series, with the Bruins also dropping two of three in the desert to Arizona State. Arizona hit a roadblock with back-to-back series against Oregon and Oregon State, both ending in sweeps for the Oregon schools.

Middle of the Pac

7. California (16-15, 5-6)

8. Utah (14-13, 4-7)

9. Washington State (16-13, 3-5)

At least they’re all above the .500 mark overall, but there’s not much going on in the lower half of the league. Realistically though, even the relative bottom feeders can make up a lot of ground with one solid weekend. Realistically though, all three of these teams have the more challenging half of their schedule in front of them. The Utes picked up one of the more notable upsets of the Pac-12 season when they took two of three from Stanford in the Bay Area, but outside of that they haven’t turned many heads.

Doormats

10. USC (12-19, 5-7)

11. Washington (8-21, 2-7)

The Trojans have a proud baseball tradition – and this is unfamiliar territory to be sure – but when Athletic Director Pat Haden fired head coach Frank Cruz in February it was a sign of things to come for Trojan baseball. Washington has had an equally nightmarish season with nothing positive to write home about outside of a series win against USC. To be fair, the Huskies have faced a challenging schedule including road series against the likes of LSU and Oregon.