After a successful 23-10 run last season that included a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the 2009 Utes are working with a different kind of team.

Under new head coach Kathy Olivier, the Lady Rebels made a six-game win improvement last season and made it to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time in four years.

Heading into the 2010 season, the Frogs are fielding an experienced team. Led by three returners who received All-Mountain West Conference honors as underclassmen8212;Helena Sverrisdottir, TK LaFleur and Emily Carter8212;TCU will prove to be a serious threat in conference play this season.

In the first year of Kristen Holt's coaching tenure last season, Colorado State finished with a losing record of 10-21, a six-game improvement over two seasons ago. The Rams are looking to take another step forward this season.

Wyoming finished the 2008-2009 season with a rough 16-14 overall record and landed in sixth place in the Mountain West Conference with an 8-8 record.

Last year, head coach Beth Burns led the Aztecs to their first NCAA appearance in more than 10 years. SDSU knocked off DePaul in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament before falling to eventual Final Four participant Stanford.

The Falcons of Air Force are coming off a 2008-2009 season in which the academy went 4-26, including a 17-game losing streak to finish off the season.

New Mexico women's basketball head coach Don Flanagan has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about his team's potential this season, which returns three starters and six letterwinners.

The Cougars are coming off a season in which they finished 18-11, including a 10-game win streak in the middle of the season.

Sarah Palin, perhaps one of the most controversial figures in America today, is coming to Salt Lake City on Wednesday as part of her Going Rogue book tour. If her previous book signings are any indication, we can expect a few thousand people to converge at the Salt Lake Costco to get an autograph.