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CULVER CITY, Calif. — After struggling in its initial two seasons in the Pac-12, members of the media picked Utah to finish second to last in the South Division, the conference announced Friday.
The Utes are coming off a 5-7 season in which they missed making a bowl game for the first time since 2002.
| Pac-12 North | |
|---|---|
| 1. Oregon (15) | 145 |
| 2. Stanford (11) | 139 |
| 3. Oregon State | 95 |
| 4. Washington | 84 |
| 5. California | 47 |
| 6. Washington State | 33 |
| Pac-12 South | |
|---|---|
| 1. UCLA (12) | 135 |
| 2. Arizona State (10) | 130 |
| 3. USC (4) | 117 |
| 4. Arizona | 76 |
| 5. Utah | 60 |
| 6. Colorado | 28 |
Oregon is the preseason favorite to not only win the north division, but the conference overall. The Ducks received 14 of the 25 first-place votes in the poll, edging out Stanford who finished with 11.
There was a lot more uncertainty in the favorite to win the South, as UCLA finished with 12 votes, Arizona State had 10 and USC picked up the remaining four.
