Projected 2023 win total for every Pac-12 team

The Pac-12 will be ultra competitive in 2023 but who will come out on top?

Kevin Borba | Apr 13, 2023

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Don't let all of the off the field drama surrounding the Pac-12 distract you from the fact that the conference that is known for craziness occurring, may have its wildest season yet.

There are six teams that have legitimate chances to win the Pac-12 with five of those teams having a case that they could be College Football Playoff teams. However, as we have learned in the four team era of the playoff, you can have at most one loss to get in. That is what makes the upcoming year of Pac-12 play that much more intriguing as all of the top teams will be playing a couple, if not more of the other top programs in the conference.

Despite having so many teams that could be contenders, College Football News didn't have a single team in the conference finish with a record better than 10-2. While it isn't a guarantee that a team cannot make it to the playoff with two losses, it has yet to happen. If the Pac-12 does in fact miss out on the playoff despite being in position to be the deepest conference in the country, it would be yet another gut punch.

Let's take a look at CFN's projected win total for every Pac-12 team.

Arizona

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Projected Record: 6-6

Notable Projected Wins: Oregon State, UCLA

Notable Projected Losses: Mississippi State, Colorado

Arizona State

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Projected Record: 5-7

Notable Projected Wins: Fresno State, Colorado

Notable Projected Losses: Utah, Arizona

Cal

California Golden Bears head coach Justin Wilcox stands on the field with crutches before the game against the Sacramento State Hornets at FTX Field at California Memorial Stadium. — Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

Projected Record: 5-7

Notable Projected Wins: Oregon State, Stanford

Notable Projected Losses: Washington, UCLA

Colorado

Projected Record: 3-9

Notable Projected Wins: Colorado State, Stanford

Notable Projected Losses: Nebraska, USC

Oregon

Projected Record: 10-2

Notable Projected Wins: USC, Oregon State

Notable Projected Losses: Washington, Cal

Oregon State

Projected Record: 7-5

Notable Projected Wins: Utah, UCLA

Notable Projected Losses: Oregon, Arizona

Stanford

Projected Record: 2-10

Notable Projected Wins: Hawaii, Sacramento State

Notable Projected Losses: Cal, Notre Dame

UCLA

Projected Record: 8-4

Notable Projected Wins: San Diego State, Cal

Notable Projected Losses: Utah, Arizona

USC

Projected Record: 10-2

Notable Projected Wins: Utah, Washington

Notable Projected Losses:Notre Dame, Oregon

Utah

Projected Record: 9-3

Notable Projected Wins: Florida, Oregon

Notable Projected Losses: Oregon State, USC

Washington

Projected Record: 10-2

Notable Projected Wins: Oregon, Utah

Notable Projected Losses: Michigan State, USC

Washington State

Projected Record: 7-5

Notable Projected Wins: Wisconsin, Colorado

Notable Projected Losses: Arizona State, Oregon

Published Apr 13, 2023

KEVIN BORBA

Managing Editor and Publisher of CardinalCountry.com, formerly a Pac-12 Network Production Assistant and a contributing writer for USA Today's Longhorns Wire. I am a proud graduate of Quinnipiac University's sports journalism master's program. Follow me on Twitter @Kevin__Borba