USC picked to win Pac-12 in media poll
Shocking, breaking news from out West: USC and Oregonare really good. So good in fact, they're probably going to win their respective divisions in the
In the annual media poll released at Pac-12 media days on Tuesday, the Trojans were picked to emerge from the conference title game to win league by an overwhelming margin as the program emerges from their two-year postseason ban. Oregon was the next closest team to win the conference and Arizona State (side note: what?) also received votes.
USC was picked by 117 of 123 voters to win the Pac-12 South while Oregon was picked to win the North by the same margin.
The Pac-12 notes that the media has picked the winner of the league correctly in 11 of the past 12 years so Trojan fans, get ready to party on November 30 during the championship game.
Here's the full poll:
NORTH DIVISION
1. Oregon (117 first place votes) 732 points
2. Stanford (5) 533
3. Washington 502
4. California (1) 382
5. Washington State 228
6. Oregon State 205
SOUTH DIVISION
1. USC (117) 729
2. Utah (1) 514
3. UCLA (2) 435
4. Arizona 385
5. Arizona State (3) 353
6. Colorado 164
PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: USC (102 votes)
Others receiving votes: Oregon (18), Arizona State (3)
