Arizona was picked to finish 11th in the annual Pac-12 football media poll released by the league Thursday.
The conference no longer is recognizing divisions, instead stacking the teams 1-12 and pitting the top two finishers against each other in the Dec. 2 championship game.
Utah was picked to repeat as Pac-12 champion. The Utes received 26 of 33 first-place votes from media members who cover the league.
Back-to-back Pac-12 Champs? 🧐@UtahFootball tops the preseason media poll with 26 first-place votes. 🙌 Full release ➡️ https://t.co/X7UA7P0m5I pic.twitter.com/9lsc2DqpHB
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) July 28, 2022
Oregon, which was picked to finish second, received two first-place votes.
USC, picked to finish third, got five first-place votes.
The full poll:
Defending Pac-12 champion Utah has been picked to finish first in the preseason media poll.
Pac-12 preseason media poll
Place/Team (first-place votes)/Total points
1. Utah (26) 384
2. Oregon (2) 345
3. USC (5) 341
4. UCLA 289
5. Oregon State 246
6. Washington 212
7. Washington State 177
8. Stanford 159
9. Cal 154
10. Arizona State 123
11. Arizona 86
12. Colorado 58
Michael Lev's ballot:
Place/Team
1. Utah (league champion)
2. Oregon
3. USC
4. UCLA
5. Washington
6. Oregon State
7. Washington State
8. Stanford
9. Arizona
10. Arizona State
11. Cal
12. Colorado
The Wildcats finished last in the Pac-12 South Division with a 1-8 league record in 2021. Pac-12 Media Day is slated for Friday in Los Angeles.
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