With the Pac-10 season nearly halfway over, what better time to take a quick look around the league and hand out some superlatives:

First, reprojecting the final Pac-10 standings:

1. Oregon — Top-to-bottom team speed, plus ferocious home court edge, overcomes a lack of size.

2. UCLA — A whisker away from the Ducks, but the Bruins seem to be playing with less passion than last year.

3. USC — Conference’s biggest surprise. Notable wins at Oregon and at home against Arizona, plus a dramatic, last-second loss to UCLA.

4. Washington State — Demolished Washington in a huge statement game. The Cougars are ranked this season for the first time since 1983.

5. Arizona — Lack of a pure shooter and pure center costing the athletic Wildcats.

6. Stanford — Post play and just enough scoring keeps eking out the W’s.

7. Washington — Awful start, but I think a spirited stretch run is around the corner.

8. California — Great start, but I think the crash down to earth is upcoming.

9. Oregon State — Keeps playing everyone close. The Beavers will upset someone big down the stretch.

10. Arizona State — This one, not so much. Seem to have quit on their coach. The Sun Devils are the only easy win in the league.

Projected NCAA bids: Oregon (3-seed), UCLA (4-seed), USC (6-seed), Washington State (9-seed), Arizona (11-seed), Stanford (13-seed, last team in — one can hope, right?)

Midseason All-Pac-10

Starting Five:

Aaron Brooks, Oregon — Faster than anyone off the dribble.

Darren Collison, UCLA — League-leading 52 percent deep.

Marcus Williams, Arizona — League-leading 18.5 points per game.

Chase Budinger, Arizona — League’s best freshman in a league stacked with youth.

Spencer Hawes, Washington — Visit to Maples just about only off-night to date.

Second Team:

Aaron Afflalo, UCLA — Numbers are down, but importance to team is not.

Nick Young, USC — 17 points per game on 54.5 percent shooting, 45.5 percent deep.

Ryan Anderson, Cal — 17 points, 9 boards per game. Filling Powe’s shoes well.

Jon Brockman, Washington — Does appear to take two steps before dribbling though.

Robin Lopez, Stanford — On pace to shatter school’s freshman block record.

Honorable Mention:

Mustafa Shakur, Arizona — League-leading 7.6 assists per game.

Marcel Jones, Oregon State — 49 points in his last two games.

Kyle Weaver, WSU — Does it all: shoots, steals, drives, defends, rebounds.

Ivan Radenovich, Arizona — Gives up inches, but not guile, to other posts in league.

Taj Gibson, USC — 63 percent shooting, 9.2 boards per game.

Best Atmosphere: Oregon — The Pit makes Sixth Man look like a Tuesday night JV crowd.

Worst Atmosphere: Oregon State — Would-be fans must be out enjoying Corvallis’ vibrant nightlife.

Best Lookalike: Mustafa Shakur — Steve Urkel

For Stanford:

Team MVP: Robin Lopez

Offensive MVP: Lawrence Hill

Defensive MVP: Taj Finger

Most Improved: Fred Washington, Anthony Goods (tie)

Best Lookalikes: Robin Lopez-Justin Guarini, Carlton Weatherby-Jamie Foxx, Trent Johnson-that guy at media/microtext in Green Library

Be sure to catch Stanford at Maples for the biggest home weekend of the season, listen live at kzsu.stanford.edu or 90.1 FM and read up on it in next week’s Daily.