North Division

The conference has had just one entrant – Washington (2016) – in the College Football Playoff. With high-flying offenses at Washington State and Oregon, the Pac-12 has also earned a reputation. The trend over the past few years though has been defense. Six of the conference’s teams were among the top 48 scoring defenses in the nation. Utah, the conference favorite, was one of the nation’s best. They return All-PAC-12 defensive linemen Bradlee Anae and Leki Fotu along with defensive backs Jaylon Johnson and Julian Blackmon. The Utes offense also gets QB Tyler Huntley and RB Zack Moss back from injuries.

Utah’s competition will come from North Division favorite Oregon. The Ducks bring back QB Justin Herbert and seven other starters on offense from last year’s 9-4 team. Washington and Washington State should be in the mix in the North and USC, with a new offensive coordinator in Graham Harrell, could surprise some in the South. Both the Huskies and Cougars will break in new quarterbacks, both of whom are transfers. Former Georgia starter Jacob Eason takes over at Washington and former Eastern Washington star Gage Gubrud inherits the job for the Cougars.

**odds provided by Bovada

Stanford	+300		Washington St	+1400
UCLA	+350		Arizona	+2000
Washington	+400		Arizona State	+2000
USC	+550		California	+2200
Oregon	+550		Colorado	+5000
Utah	+1200		Oregon State	+5000

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