The Pac12 in 2013 made a claim to rival the SEC as the best conference in the land. This year they are starting out with many top 25 teams, and look to again make a strong claim as the top conference. We believe that they are are good as the SEC through the top 7 teams as the SEC, but the bottom is not as strong as the SEC. There should be 2 team races for each of the division titles as Oregon and Stanford battle it out in the North (with Washington as a dark horse) and USC and UCLA battling it out in the South (with the Arizona schools as dark horses). If one of the teams can make it through the Pac 12 with only 1 loss, we look for that team to be in the Playoffs.
On to the preview:
North
OREGON:
Overall Rating – 4.90
PAC 12 Win Share – 7.03 (Total of 9.91)
STANFORD:
Overall Rating – 4.65
PAC 12 Win Share – 5.91 (Total of 8.47)
WASHINGTON:
Overall Rating – 4.30
PAC 12 Win Share – 4.97 (Total of 8.59)
OREGON STATE:
Overall Rating – 3.82
PAC 12 Win Share – 3.62 (Total of 6.09)
WASHINGTON STATE:
Overall Rating – 3.69
PAC 12 Win Share – 2.84 (Total of 5.15)
CALIFORNIA:
Overall Rating – 3.58
PAC 12 Win Share – 2.40 (Total of 4.04)
South
UCLA:
Overall Rating – 4.70
PAC 12 Win Share – 6.24 (Total of 8.54)
USC:
Overall Rating – 4.54
PAC 12 Win Share – 6.02 (Total of 8.38)
ARIZONA STATE:
Overall Rating – 4.27
PAC 12 Win Share – 4.74 (Total of 7.07)
ARIZONA:
Overall Rating – 4.15
PAC 12 Win Share – 4.54 (Total of 7.13)
UTAH:
Overall Rating – 3.94
PAC 12 Win Share – 3.50 (Total of 5.57)
COLORADO:
Overall Rating – 3.47
PAC 12 Win Share – 2.19 (Total of 4.29)
We have Oregon playing UCLA in the championship game, with Oregon winning and making it to the Playoff.
Top 5 Offenses:
Oregon
Arizona
Arizona State
Washington
Stanford
Top 5 Defenses:
USC
Stanford
Oregon
UCLA
Washington
Storylines to watch for:
- Will Marcus Mariotta and Brett Hundley stay healthy and perform to the expectations?
- How will Chris Peterson do at a Major FBS program (Washington)?
- Will Stanford’s defense be able to replace the backbone of the #Partyinthebackfield?
- Will this be the year that Oregon finally breaks through and wins a National Championship?
- Will Mike Leach take Washington’s States offense to the next level and create an offensive juggernaut?
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