USC is the heavy favorite to win the league, receiving 25 first-place votes. Utah was the next closest with six. Washington (four) and Oregon (one) also received votes to win the league.
Utah running back Micah Bernard carries the ball in the second quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 2, 2023 in Pasadena, Calif.Since the Pac-12 adopted a conference championship game back in 2011, no team has ever three-peated as champions.Utah was picked to finish third in the Pac-12 preseason poll this week, behind USC and Washington.
Other notables from around the conference included Deion Sanders and Colorado being picked to finish 11th. He joined fellow new head coach Troy Taylor and Stanford at the bottom of the poll. Stanford was picked last. Rising tore his ACL in the Rose Bowl last year and will push his recovery to be ready for a season-opening showdown with Florida on Aug. 31. Rising has publicly stated he plans on playing in Week 1. But the timeline for a traditional ACL recovery will be tight. Utah’s early season chances largely hinge on Rising being available and playing like himself.
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