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The Stanford Cardinal now find themselves in the role of preseason favorites. How will they handle that role?
Stanford is predicted to win the Pac-12 along with the North Division of the conference for the first time ever by the college football media. For the rest of the North, Washington finishes a surprising second in polling, with Oregon third, Washington State fourth, Cal fifth and Oregon State sixth.
The UCLA Bruins edge out the USC Trojans for victory in the south in a very narrow vote for rule of the South. Utah is third, Arizona fourth, Arizona State fifth, and Colorado sixth.
| North Division | South Division | ||||
| 1. | Stanford (24) | 186 | 1. | UCLA (19) | 180 |
| 2. | Washington (8) | 163 | 2. | USC (12) | 173 |
| 3. | Oregon (1) | 132 | 3. | Utah (2) | 127 |
| 4. | Washington State | 112 | 4. | Arizona | 87 |
| 5. | California | 67 | 5. | Arizona State | 85 |
| 6. | Oregon State | 33 | 6. | Colorado | 63 |
PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: Stanford (20 votes)
Others receiving votes: USC (5), Washington (4), UCLA (3), Utah (1)