The College Football News Pac 12 preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.
Pac 12 Preseason Predictions
Pac-12 North Predicted Finish
T1. Oregon*
T1. Washington
T3. Cal
T3. Stanford
T5. Oregon State
T5. Washington State
*Oregon predicted to win the tie-breaker
Cal Golden Bears
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 4-5
2020: 1-3, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 6-6
Sept. 4 Nevada W
Sept. 11 at TCU L
Sept. 18 Sacramento State W
Sept. 25 at Washington L
Oct. 2 Washington State W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 15 at Oregon L
Oct. 23 Colorado W
Oct. 30 Oregon State W
Nov. 6 at Arizona L
Nov. 13 USC W
Nov. 20 at Stanford L
Nov. 27 at UCLA L
Cal 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
Oregon Ducks
2021 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 7-2
2020: 4-3, Prediction: 10-2
2019: 12-2, Prediction: 9-3
Sept. 4 Fresno State W
Sept. 11 at Ohio State L
Sept. 18 Stony Brook W
Sept. 25 Arizona W
Oct. 2 at Stanford W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 15 Cal W
Oct. 23 at UCLA L
Oct. 30 Colorado W
Nov. 6 at Washington W
Nov. 13 Washington State W
Nov. 20 at Utah L
Nov. 27 Oregon State W
Oregon 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
Oregon State Beavers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 2-7
2020: 2-5, Prediction: 6-6
2019: 5-7, Prediction: 3-9
Sept. 4 at Purdue L
Sept. 11 Hawaii W
Sept. 18 Idaho W
Sept. 25 at USC L
Oct. 2 Washington L
Oct. 9 at Washington State L
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 Utah L
Oct. 30 at Cal L
Nov. 6 at Colorado L
Nov. 13 Stanford W
Nov. 20 Arizona State W
Nov. 27 at Oregon L
Oregon State 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
Stanford Cardinal
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 4-5
2020: 4-2, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 4-8, Prediction: 8-4
Sept. 4 Kansas State (in Arlington) W
Sept. 11 at USC L
Sept. 18 at Vanderbilt W
Sept. 25 UCLA W
Oct. 2 Oregon L
Oct. 8 at Arizona State L
Oct. 16 at Washington State W
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 Washington L
Nov. 5 Utah W
Nov. 13 at Oregon State L
Nov. 20 Cal W
Nov. 27 Notre Dame W
Stanford 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
Washington Huskies
2021 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 7-2
2020: 3-1, Prediction: 9-3
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 9-3
Sept. 4 Montana W
Sept. 11 at Michigan L
Sept. 18 Arkansas State W
Sept. 25 Cal W
Oct. 2 at Oregon State W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 UCLA W
Oct. 22 at Arizona W
Oct. 30 at Stanford W
Nov. 6 Oregon L
Nov. 13 Arizona State W
Nov. 20 at Colorado L
Nov. 26 Washington State W
Washington 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
Washington State Cougars
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 2-7
2020: 1-3, Prediction: 6-6
2019: 6-7, Prediction: 8-4
Sept. 4 Utah State W
Sept. 11 Portland State W
Sept. 18 USC L
Sept. 25 at Utah L
Oct. 2 at Cal L
Oct. 9 Oregon State W
Oct. 16 Stanford L
Oct. 23 BYU W
Oct. 30 at Arizona State L
Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
Nov. 13 at Oregon L
Nov. 19 Arizona W
Nov. 26 at Washington L
Washington State 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
NEXT: Pac-12 Preseason Predictions: South
Pac-12 Preseason Predictions: South
Pac-12 South Predicted Finish
T1. USC*
T1. Utah
3. Arizona State
4. UCLA
5. Colorado
6. Arizona
*USC predicted to win tie-breaker
Arizona Wildcats
2021 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 1-8
2020: 0-5, Prediction: 2-7
2019: 4-8, Prediction: 6-6
Sept. 4 BYU (in Las Vegas) L
Sept. 11 San Diego State L
Sept. 18 Northern Arizona W
Sept. 25 at Oregon L
Oct. 2 OPEN DATE
Oct. 9 UCLA L
Oct. 16 at Colorado L
Oct. 22 Washington L
Oct. 30 at USC L
Nov. 6 Cal W
Nov. 13 Utah L
Nov. 20 at Washington State L
Nov. 27 at Arizona State L
Arizona 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
Arizona State Sun Devils
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 5-4
2020: 2-2, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 6-6
Sept. 2 Southern Utah W
Sept. 11 UNLV W
Sept. 18 at BYU W
Sept. 25 Colorado W
Oct. 2 at UCLA L
Oct. 8 Stanford W
Oct. 16 at Utah L
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 Washington State W
Nov. 6 USC W
Nov. 13 at Washington L
Nov. 20 at Oregon State L
Nov. 27 Arizona W
Arizona 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
Colorado Buffaloes
2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 3-6
2020: 4-2, Prediction: 5-7
2019: 5-7, Prediction: 5-7
Sept. 3 Northern Colorado W
Sept. 11 Texas A&M (in Denver) L
Sept. 18 Minnesota L
Sept. 25 at Arizona State L
Oct. 2 USC L
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 Arizona W
Oct. 23 at Cal L
Oct. 30 at Oregon L
Nov. 6 Oregon State W
Nov. 13 at UCLA L
Nov. 20 Washington W
Nov. 26 at Utah L
Colorado 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
UCLA Bruins
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 5-4
2020: 3-4, Prediction: 6-6
2019: 4-8, Prediction: 6-6
Aug. 28 Hawaii W
Sept. 4 LSU L
Sept. 11 OPEN DATE
Sept. 18 Fresno State W
Sept. 25 at Stanford L
Oct. 2 Arizona State W
Oct. 9 at Arizona W
Oct. 16 at Washington L
Oct. 23 Oregon W
Oct. 30 at Utah L
Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
Nov. 13 Colorado W
Nov. 20 at USC L
Nov. 27 Cal W
UCLA 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
USC Trojans
2021 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 7-2
2020: 5-1, Prediction: 9-3
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 8-4
Sept. 4 San Jose State W
Sept. 11 Stanford W
Sept. 18 at Washington State W
Sept. 25 Oregon State W
Oct. 2 at Colorado W
Oct. 9 Utah W
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 at Notre Dame W
Oct. 30 Arizona W
Nov. 6 at Arizona State L
Nov. 13 at Cal L
Nov. 20 UCLA W
Nov. 27 BYU W
USC 2021 Preview
Schedule Analysis
Utah Utes
2021 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2021 Pac 12 Prediction: 7-2
2020: 3-2, Prediction: 8-4
2019: 11-3, Prediction: 9-3
Sept. 2 Weber State W
Sept. 11 at BYU W
Sept. 18 at San Diego State W
Sept. 25 Washington State W
Oct. 2 OPEN DATE
Oct. 9 at USC L
Oct. 16 Arizona State W
Oct. 23 at Oregon State W
Oct. 30 UCLA W
Nov. 5 at Stanford L
Nov. 13 at Arizona W
Nov. 20 Oregon W
Nov. 26 Colorado W
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