This continues our series of daily articles previewing each men's and women's college conference. All the conference previews can be found here. And don't forget to check out our Conference Top 20 College Players To Watch.

The WCC isn’t the country’s most glamorous conference, but it might be its best.

No men’s conference had a higher proportion of its teams (4 of 7) qualify for the NCAA Tournament in 2009, and a slew of returning stars have us equally excited for 2010.

Here’s a preview of each WCC team’s chances this fall.

San Diego returns sixteen players from last year’s WCC title-winning squad, including 2009 Rookie of the Year forward Patrick Wallen and sophomore midfielder James Cohn. Coach Seamus McFadden, a seven-time WCC Coach of the Year, has all the momentum to continue his team’s remarkable run.

Despite an unspectacular 10-9-2 mark to end the 2009 season, Loyola Marymount enters 2010 as a favorite to win the WCC crown – mainly because of senior all-conference attackers Rafael Baca and Vincent Ocampa. Combined with junior forward Logan McDaniel, the Lions have the most potent attacking trio in the conference.

After a thrilling run to the round of 16 in last year’s NCAA tournament, Portland is led by all-conference bookends in forward Jarad vanSchaik and goalkeeper Austin Guerrero. Defender Ryan Kawulok gives the Pilots a solid presence in the back, and completes the picture for another NCAA run.

St. Mary’s (CA)(m) has nine starters returning from last year’s team that went 10-5-5 down the stretch, including all-conference midfielder Dylan Leslie and defender Jordan Grider. After leading the Gaels to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, 2009 Coach of the Year Adam Cooper has his team on the verge of greatness.

A 6-9-5 overall record is nothing to brag about, but don’t blame Santa Clara for feeling optimistic. Forward Erik Hurtado is ready to take over after a sensational freshman campaign, and junior defender Erik Masch has the Broncos excited about their chances. Don’t be surprised if Santa Clara exceeds expectations this year.

San Francisco will rely on senior forward Bryan Burke to generate the bulk of its attack, but it’s unclear how much help his supporting cast can provide. Coach Erik Visser will need to get creative if his team is to compete.

With forward Tye Perdido and defender Nick Barclay, Gonzaga finished 3-8-1 in 2009 conference play. But now that they – along with star midfielder Ben Funkhouser – have graduated, things get even tougher for the Bulldogs. Sophomore midfielder James Matern is talented, but it’s too much to ask him to lead a resurgence all by himself.