We all knew that in the last year of the Pac-12 Conference as we knew it, there was an expectation that the league would be as strong as we’ve ever seen at the top.
With USC, Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oregon State all being ranked inside the top 25 going into the year, there was no question that conference out west could hold their own in 2023. I don’t think anyone expected the conference to go undefeated in Week 1 of the season, though.
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Colorado impressed in the game of the week. USC, Washington, and Oregon all took care of business in blowout wins. Utah, Washington State, Oregon State, and UCLA looked solid in wins. Even Stanford, Cal, Arizona, and Arizona State picked up their end of the slack and got victories.
It now leaves the Pac-12 as the only conference in the nation without a loss after Week 1.
So what should we make of all of this production from the conference that is trying to go out with a bang? Now is no time to be level-headed. Here are our biggest overreactions to the Pac-12 after Week 1: