I was asked to vote in the Pac-12 media poll and for the preseason all-conference teams. Interestingly, nearly all of my player picks were in line with the final results. I also had just two teams flip-flopped in both the North and South Divisions.
Here’s my ballot (with the discrepancies in parentheses):
North
1. Washington (2)
2. Oregon (1)
3. Stanford
4. Washington State
5. Cal
6. Oregon State
South
1. Utah
2. USC
3. Arizona State
4. Colorado (6)
5. Arizona
6. UCLA (T-3)
Champion: Washington (Utah)
USC All-Pac-12 selections:
WR: Michael Pittman, first team; Amon-Ra St. Brown, second team
OL: Austin Jackson, second team (honorable mention)
DL: Jay Tufele, first team
LB: Palaie Gaoteote, second team (honorable mention)
DB: Talanoa Hufanga, second team (honorable mention)
I did not vote for Christian Rector (second team DL) or Tyler Vaughns (honorable mention ST).
Here’s my ballot (with the discrepancies in parentheses):
North
1. Washington (2)
2. Oregon (1)
3. Stanford
4. Washington State
5. Cal
6. Oregon State
South
1. Utah
2. USC
3. Arizona State
4. Colorado (6)
5. Arizona
6. UCLA (T-3)
Champion: Washington (Utah)
USC All-Pac-12 selections:
WR: Michael Pittman, first team; Amon-Ra St. Brown, second team
OL: Austin Jackson, second team (honorable mention)
DL: Jay Tufele, first team
LB: Palaie Gaoteote, second team (honorable mention)
DB: Talanoa Hufanga, second team (honorable mention)
I did not vote for Christian Rector (second team DL) or Tyler Vaughns (honorable mention ST).