Oregon picked 2nd, Oregon State 5th behind projected champion Utah in Pac-12 football preseason media poll

The Oregon Geese are picked to complete second and the Oregon State Beavers fifth, in accordance with the Pac-12 Convention preseason media ballot launched Thursday afternoon.

The Utah Utes have been picked to win the convention, incomes 26 of a attainable 33 first-place votes. The ballot was unveiled upfront of Friday’s Pac-12 media day in Los Angeles.

The convention preseason ballot was constructed as a 1-through-12 end reasonably than in accordance with divisions, because the Pac-12 will take the highest two groups for its 2022 championship recreation. Previously, the Pac-12′s division champions performed within the championship recreation. Divisions stay intact for scheduling functions this season.

Utah earned 384 complete factors, beating out Oregon (345) for first place. USC completed third, UCLA fourth and OSU fifth.

Primarily based on the ballot, it’s projected that Oregon and Oregon State will end first and second within the Pac-12 North. The Beavers’ projected fifth-place end is the best since 2009, when OSU was picked to complete fourth.

Right here is the ballot, with first place votes in parentheses and factors:

1. Utah (26) 384

2. Oregon (2) 345

3. USC (5) 341

4. UCLA 289

5. Oregon State 246

6. Washington 212

7. Washington State 177

8. Stanford 159

9. California 154

10. Arizona State 123

11. Arizona 86

12. Colorado 58

–Nick Daschel | ndaschel@oregonian.com | @nickdaschel