10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Portland Pilots. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/pan <p><p>If any team can challenge Gonzaga for the West Coast Conference title, it's the Pilots.</p> <p>They return five starters from last season's third-place team that brought Portland its best season in 13 years.</p> <p>The Pilots must show last season's surprising success was not a fluke and that they can handle the pressure of high expectations. Last season was like a fairy-tale ride in which nothing was expected and everything seemed to go the Pilots' way.</p> <p>Picked to finish sixth in the WCC, the Pilots came in third and earned their first winning season in 10 years. </p> <p>They showed signs of cracking late last season when the stakes rose, and a year of maturity may enable the Pilots to avoid a drop-off this time. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:56:09 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-pan:1 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:56:09 PDT