Conference Breakdown: Pac-12

5 things to know about the Pac-12

Biggest game: UCLA at USC, November 28

Player to always watch: Scooby Wright III, Arizona's one-man defensive box score

Team nobody wants to play: Cal

Coach who really needs wins: Mike MacIntyre, Colorado

Don't be surprised if ... Stanford wins the Pac-12 North.

Bill Connelly's Power Rankings

Tier 1

Oregon

Still the favorite in a loaded Pac-12, even without Marcus Mariota.

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UCLA

UCLA has one question mark. Will Bruins fans like the answer?

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USC

If you think USC is overrated, you might be right. Underrated? Might be right!

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Arizona State

The Sun Devils just won 10 games in a rebuilding year. They're built for 2015 and beyond.

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Stanford

The Cardinal lose a lot on defense. Are you gonna bet against that defense, though?

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Tier 2

Arizona

As long as Rich Rod is in town, the Wildcats are Pac-12 South contenders.

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Utah

Finally a pretty good Pac-12 team. Now what?

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Tier 3

California

The Bears will go bowling if their defense is merely bad, not historically awful.

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Washington State

This year, Wazzu seems less likely to totally collapse!

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Tier 4

Colorado

The Buffs should get better again. But it might not matter much.

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Washington

UW lost 3 All-Americans from a mediocre team, but Chris Petersen's building.

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Oregon State

Made a great hire, but someone still has to lose Pac-12 games.

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Tier 5