Washington Picked As Pac-12 Favorite In Preseason Media Poll
July 25, 2018 | Football
LOS ANGELES – Washington was chosen the favorite to win the 2018 Pac-12 Conference
football title in a vote of 42 media members who cover Pac-12 football. The Huskies received 37
votes to earn the preseason nod over defending Pac-12 Champion USC. The Huskies garnered 40
first-place votes to hold down the top spot in the Pac-12 North Division, while USC tallied 22 first-place
votes to edge out Utah(14 first-place votes) to win the South Division.
Washington (249 points) was the overwhelming selection to capture the North Division ahead of
Stanford (198) and Oregon (178), which each picked up single votes to win the division.
The media expects the South Division to provide a competitive race with USC (225) topping Utah
(209) and Arizona (178), which picked up three first-place votes. UCLA collected two votes, and
Colorado one vote, to represent the South Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
The media has correctly selected the Conference Champion in 30 of 57 previous polls, but only
three times in the last 11 polls. Following are the results of the preseason media poll (points 6-5-4-
3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses):
North Division
1. Washington (40) ........ 249
2. Stanford (1) ............... 198
3. Oregon (1) ................. 178
4. California ................... 108
5. Washington State ......... 98
6. Oregon State ................ 45
South Division
1. USC (22) ................ 225
2. Utah (14) ................ 209
3. Arizona (3) .............. 178
4. UCLA (2) ................ 116
5. Colorado (1) .............. 80
6. Arizona State ............. 72
PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: Washington (37 votes)
Others receiving votes: USC (2), Oregon (1), Stanford (1), UCLA (1)
football title in a vote of 42 media members who cover Pac-12 football. The Huskies received 37
votes to earn the preseason nod over defending Pac-12 Champion USC. The Huskies garnered 40
first-place votes to hold down the top spot in the Pac-12 North Division, while USC tallied 22 first-place
votes to edge out Utah(14 first-place votes) to win the South Division.
Washington (249 points) was the overwhelming selection to capture the North Division ahead of
Stanford (198) and Oregon (178), which each picked up single votes to win the division.
The media expects the South Division to provide a competitive race with USC (225) topping Utah
(209) and Arizona (178), which picked up three first-place votes. UCLA collected two votes, and
Colorado one vote, to represent the South Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
The media has correctly selected the Conference Champion in 30 of 57 previous polls, but only
three times in the last 11 polls. Following are the results of the preseason media poll (points 6-5-4-
3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses):
North Division
1. Washington (40) ........ 249
2. Stanford (1) ............... 198
3. Oregon (1) ................. 178
4. California ................... 108
5. Washington State ......... 98
6. Oregon State ................ 45
South Division
1. USC (22) ................ 225
2. Utah (14) ................ 209
3. Arizona (3) .............. 178
4. UCLA (2) ................ 116
5. Colorado (1) .............. 80
6. Arizona State ............. 72
PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: Washington (37 votes)
Others receiving votes: USC (2), Oregon (1), Stanford (1), UCLA (1)
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