Arizonaโ€™s Scooby Wright III celebrates with the ball he stripped from Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota to seal the Wildcatsโ€™ 31-24 win over the Ducks at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, on Oct. 2, 2014.

In less than a month, the Pac-12 will cease to exist in recognizable form. At the close of business on Aug. 1, the 10 departing schools will end their membership in the century-old conference.

To commemorate the occasion โ€” and give readers something to ponder over the holiday week โ€” the Hotline presents our picks for the greatest players in conference history: The all-time all-conference team.

(Consider it a complementary piece to our look at the Mt. Rushmore faces for each school.)

Important disclaimers:

We only considered players who competed when their schools were members of the conference. For example, Utah quarterback Alex Smith, who played for the Utes during their tenure in the Mountain West, was not considered.

We selected more players for each position than would appear in a starting 22.

Performance in the NFL was not factored into our selections.

(Players listed alphabetically by school)

Offense

Quarterbacks: Oregonโ€™s Marcus Mariota, Stanfordโ€™s Jim Plunkett, Stanfordโ€™s John Elway, USCโ€™s Matt Leinart

Running backs: Stanfordโ€™s Ernie Nevers, USCโ€™s Marcus Allen, USCโ€™s Charles White, Washingtonโ€™s Hugh McElhenny (O.J. Simpson was not considered.)

Receivers: Oregonโ€™s Ahmad Rashad, Stanfordโ€™s Ken Margerum, USCโ€™s Keyshawn Johnson, Washingtonโ€™s Reggie Williams

Tight ends: Arizona Stateโ€™s Todd Heap, Calโ€™s Tony Gonzalez

Tackles: Oregonโ€™s Penei Sewell, UCLAโ€™s Jonathan Ogden, USCโ€™s Anthony Munoz, USCโ€™s Ron Yary

Guards: Arizona Stateโ€™s Randall McDaniel, Calโ€™s Les Richter, Oregonโ€™s Gary Zimmerman, USCโ€™s Brad Budde, USCโ€™s Bruce Matthews

Centers: USCโ€™s Tony Slaton, Washingtonโ€™s Olin Kreutz, Washington Stateโ€™s Mel Hein

All-purpose: Stanfordโ€™s Christian McCaffrey, UCLAโ€™s Maurice Jones-Drew, USCโ€™s Reggie Bush

Arizona defenders Rob Waldrop (92), Tedy Bruschi (68) and Brant Boyer charge toward Miami quarterback Frank Costa in the 1994 Fiesta Bowl. Desert Swarm was born in an 8-7 loss at Miami in 1992 and hit its peak in the 29-0 shutout of the Hurricanes in the Fiesta Bowl a season later.

Defense

Ends: Arizonaโ€™s Tedy Bruschi, Arizona Stateโ€™s Terrell Suggs, Calโ€™s Andre Carter, Stanfordโ€™s Bill McColl, Washingtonโ€™s Steve Emtman

Tackles: Arizonaโ€™s Rob Waldrop, Oregonโ€™s Haloti Ngata, Oregon Stateโ€™s Stephen Paea, Utahโ€™s Star Lotulelei, Washington Stateโ€™s Rien Long

Ricky Hunley celebrates with coach Larry Smith after Arizona's 1983 win at ASU. Hunley was part of some of the top wins in UA history during the early 1980s.

Linebackers: Arizonaโ€™s Ricky Hunley, Arizonaโ€™s Scooby Wright, Arizona Stateโ€™s Vernon Maxwell, UCLAโ€™s Jerry Robinson, USCโ€™s Junior Seau, USCโ€™s Chris Claiborne, USCโ€™s Richard Wood

Arizona’s Chris McAlister (11) makes an interception in the first quarter as New Mexico’s wide receiver Kirk Robbins can’t prevent the interception during the Insight.com Bowl at Arizona Stadium on Dec. 27, 1997

Cornerbacks: Arizonaโ€™s Chris McAlister, Arizonaโ€™s Darryll Lewis, Oregonโ€™s Mel Renfro, Oregonโ€™s Alex Molden, Oregon Stateโ€™s Jordan Poyer, UCLAโ€™s Carlton Gray

Arizona cornerback Darryll Lewis takes a breather at a practice in 1990 in Tucson.

Safeties: UCLAโ€™s Kenny Easley, USCโ€™s Ronnie Lott, USCโ€™s Mark Carrier, Washingtonโ€™s Lawyer Milloy, Washingtonโ€™s Budda Baker

Special teams

Punters: Calโ€™s Nick Harris, Utahโ€™s Tom Hackett

Kicker: Arizona Stateโ€™s Luis Zendejas, UCLAโ€™s John Lee, Washington Stateโ€™s Jason Hanson

Return specialists: Calโ€™s DeSean Jackson, Oregonโ€™s Dโ€™Anthony Thomas, Washingtonโ€™s Dante Pettis

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Contact Jon Wilner at pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com. On Twitter: @wilnerhotline