Pac 12 Preseason Predictions For Every Game: Preview 2021

The College Football News Pac 12 preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.

The College Football News Pac 12 preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.


Pac 12 Preseason Predictions

Pac-12 North Predicted Finish

T1. Oregon*
T1. Washington
T3. Cal
T3. Stanford
T5. Oregon State
T5. Washington State
*Oregon predicted to win the tie-breaker

Cal Golden Bears

2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 4-5
2020: 1-3, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 6-6

Sept. 4 Nevada W
Sept. 11 at TCU  L
Sept. 18 Sacramento State W
Sept. 25 at Washington  L
Oct. 2 Washington State W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 15 at Oregon  L
Oct. 23 Colorado W
Oct. 30 Oregon State W
Nov. 6 at Arizona  L
Nov. 13 USC W
Nov. 20 at Stanford  L
Nov. 27 at UCLA  L
Cal 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis

Oregon Ducks

2021 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 7-2
2020: 4-3, Prediction: 10-2
2019: 12-2, Prediction: 9-3

Sept. 4 Fresno State W
Sept. 11 at Ohio State  L
Sept. 18 Stony Brook W
Sept. 25 Arizona W
Oct. 2 at Stanford W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 15 Cal W
Oct. 23 at UCLA  L
Oct. 30 Colorado W
Nov. 6 at Washington W
Nov. 13 Washington State W
Nov. 20 at Utah  L
Nov. 27 Oregon State W
Oregon 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis

Oregon State Beavers

2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 2-7
2020: 2-5, Prediction: 6-6
2019: 5-7, Prediction: 3-9

Sept. 4 at Purdue  L
Sept. 11 Hawaii W
Sept. 18 Idaho W
Sept. 25 at USC  L
Oct. 2 Washington  L
Oct. 9 at Washington State  L
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 Utah  L
Oct. 30 at Cal  L
Nov. 6 at Colorado  L
Nov. 13 Stanford W
Nov. 20 Arizona State W
Nov. 27 at Oregon  L
Oregon State 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis

Stanford Cardinal

2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 4-5
2020: 4-2, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 4-8, Prediction: 8-4

Sept. 4 Kansas State (in Arlington) W
Sept. 11 at USC  L
Sept. 18 at Vanderbilt W
Sept. 25 UCLA W
Oct. 2 Oregon  L
Oct. 8 at Arizona State  L
Oct. 16 at Washington State W
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 Washington  L
Nov. 5 Utah W
Nov. 13 at Oregon State  L
Nov. 20 Cal W
Nov. 27 Notre Dame W
Stanford 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis

Washington Huskies

2021 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 7-2
2020: 3-1, Prediction: 9-3
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 9-3

Sept. 4 Montana W
Sept. 11 at Michigan  L
Sept. 18 Arkansas State W
Sept. 25 Cal W
Oct. 2 at Oregon State W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 UCLA W
Oct. 22 at Arizona W
Oct. 30 at Stanford W
Nov. 6 Oregon  L
Nov. 13 Arizona State W
Nov. 20 at Colorado  L
Nov. 26 Washington State W
Washington 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis

Washington State Cougars

2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 2-7
2020: 1-3, Prediction: 6-6
2019: 6-7, Prediction: 8-4

Sept. 4 Utah State W
Sept. 11 Portland State W
Sept. 18 USC  L
Sept. 25 at Utah  L
Oct. 2 at Cal  L
Oct. 9 Oregon State W
Oct. 16 Stanford  L
Oct. 23 BYU W
Oct. 30 at Arizona State  L
Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
Nov. 13 at Oregon  L
Nov. 19 Arizona W
Nov. 26 at Washington  L
Washington State 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis

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