LOS ANGELES — UTAH has been chosen as the favorite to win the 2022 Pac-12 Conference Championship, presented by 76®, in a vote of 33 media members who cover the league. The defending Pac-12 champion Utes received 26 of the 33 first-place votes to earn the preseason nod.
OREGON, who faced Utah in the 2021 championship game, received two first-place votes and the second most overall points to edge out USC, despite the Trojans having more first-place votes (five).
This will be the first season that the Pac-12 Football Championship Game will be played between the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage. This change came about following the NCAA Division I Council decision in May to deregulate the rule that had limited an individual conference’s autonomy to determine their football championship game participants. It was based on a motion brought by the Pac-12 and unanimously supported by all FBS conferences
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The media has correctly selected the Conference Champion in 32 of 61 previous preseason polls, including five times in the 11-year FCG era.
2022 Pac-12 Football Media Day will be held in Los Angeles on Friday, July 29. For all materials needed during media day please go here.
Following are the results of the preseason media poll (points 12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 with first-place votes in parentheses):
| Total Points | |
| 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 |
The 2022 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76, featuring the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage, will take place on Friday, Dec. 2 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. The game will be telecast to a national audience on FOX.
The 2022 Pac-12 football season kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 1 with an in-state matchup between Northern Arizona and Arizona State at 7:00 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network. The first Conference showdown features USC at Stanford on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 4:30 p.m. PT on ABC. Click here for the complete Pac-12 Football schedule.
| Year | Media Poll Pick | Actual Finish | Actual winner | Predicted Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UCLA | 1st | UCLA | 1st |
| 1962 | Washington | 2nd | USC | 2nd |
| 1963 | USC | 2nd | Washington | 2nd |
| 1964 | Washington | 3rd | Oregon State | 6th |
| 1965 | USC | 2nd | UCLA | 7th |
| 1966 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1967 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1968 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1969 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1970 | USC | 6th | Stanford | 2nd |
| 1971 | USC | 2nd | Stanford | 2nd |
| 1972 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1973 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1974 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1975 | USC | 5th | UCLA | 3rd |
| 1976 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1977 | USC | 2nd | Washington | 3rd |
| 1978 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1979 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1980 | USC | 3rd | Washington | 3rd |
| 1981 | USC | 2nd | Washington | 4th |
| 1982 | USC | 3rd | UCLA | 3rd |
| 1983 | Arizona | 5th | UCLA | 5th |
| 1984 | UCLA | 3rd | USC | 3rd |
| 1985 | USC | 4th | UCLA | 5th |
| 1986 | UCLA | 2nd | Arizona State | 4th |
| 1987 | UCLA | 2nd | USC | 4th |
| 1988 | UCLA | 2nd | USC | 2nd |
| 1989 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1990 | Washington | 1st | Washington | 1st |
| 1991 | Washington | 1st | Washington | 1st |
| 1992 | Washington | 1st | Washington | 1st |
| 1993 | Washington | 4th | UCLA | 6th |
| 1994 | Arizona | 2nd | Oregon | 8th |
| 1995 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 1996 | USC | 5th | Arizona State | 2nd |
| 1997 | Washington | 4th | Washington State | 7th |
| 1998 | UCLA | 1st | UCLA | 1st |
| 1999 | Arizona | 6th | Stanford | 8th |
| 2000 | Washington | 1st | Washington | 1st |
| 2001 | Oregon | 1st | Oregon | 1st |
| 2002 | Washington State | 1st | Washington State | 1st |
| 2003 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 2004 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 2005 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 2006 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 2007 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 2008 | USC | 1st | USC | 1st |
| 2009 | USC | 5th | Oregon | 3rd |
| 2010 | Oregon | 1st | Oregon | 1st |
| 2011 | Oregon (N) USC (S) | 1st not eligible | Oregon (N)* UCLA (S FCG rep) | 1st 5th |
| 2012 | Oregon (N) USC (S) | tie – 1st tie – 2nd | Stanford (N)* UCLA (S) | 2nd 3rd |
| 2013 | Oregon (N) UCLA (S) | tie – 1st tie – 2nd | Stanford (N)* Arizona State (S) | 2nd 2nd |
| 2014 | Oregon (N) UCLA (S) | 1st tie – 2nd | Oregon (N)* Arizona (S) | 1st 4th |
| 2015 | Oregon (N) USC (S) | 2nd 1st | Stanford (N)* USC (S) | 2nd 1st |
| 2016 | Stanford (N) UCLA (S) | 3rd tie – 4th | Washington (N)* Colorado (S) | 2nd 6th |
| 2017 | Washington (N) USC (S) | 2nd 1st | Stanford USC* | 2nd 1st |
| 2018 | Washington (N) USC (S) | tie – 1st tie – 3rd | Washington* Utah | 1st 2nd |
| 2019 | Oregon (N) Utah (S) | 1st 1st | Oregon* Utah | 1st 1st |
| 2020 | Oregon (N) USC (S) | 1st 1st | Washington**, Oregon*USC | 3rd, 1st 1st |
| 2021 | Oregon (N)USC (S) | 1sttie- 4th | OregonUtah* | 1st2nd |
| Bold – Predicted FCG winner | * – BCS / CFP / Rose Bowl participant** – Unable to participate in FCG |
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