It’s starting to feel like this is the last relatively “down” week in the Pac-12 conference before things start to get pretty crazy once again. A few weeks ago we had some major shakeups, with Oregon playing UCLA, and USC playing Utah, but the past week or two have been calm in terms of high-profile matchups. This week the No. 8 Ducks face Colorado, the No. 9 Trojans take on Cal, the No. 12 Bruins play Arizona State, and the No. 14 Utes play Arizona.
The most interesting game on the entire slate may be No. 23 Oregon State traveling up to Seattle to take on Washington Friday night.
Don’t get used to this. Starting next week, things are about to get crazy, with Oregon starting a stretch of games against Washington, Utah, and Oregon State, while USC and UCLA prepare for their big-time LA showdown.
Before all hell breaks loose on the west coast, we wanted to get a sense of where things stand when it comes to bowl game projections. After the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year were released earlier this week, we’ve got a good feel for where the top of the Pac-12 stands in the national picture, but it’s going to be interesting to see where the bowl projections stand right now, compared to where they might stand three weeks from now.
As is the case every week, we’ve done the leg work for you and tried to gather an array of predictions from different sites. Take a look: