What does Sports Illustrated know? We'll soon find out
Had a few moments to flip through the pages of Sports Illustrated's recent College Football Preview issue and this is how the Pac-10 breaks down in the ranking of the major college football teams from No. 1 to No. 120, along with their predicted overall and conference records.
No. 4 USC (11-1, 8-1)
No. 11 Oregon (9-3, 7-2)
No. 18 Oregon State (9-3, 6-3)
No. 21 Cal (9-3, 6-3)
No. 50 UCLA (7-5, 5-4)
No. 58 Arizona State (6-6, 5-4)
No. 62 Stanford (6-6, 3-6)
No. 70 Arizona (5-7, 3-6)
No. 85 Washington (3-9, 2-7)
No. 105 Washington State (2-10, 0-9)
As far as UCLA's nonconference opponents, San Diego State is No. 108, Tennessee is No. 38 and Kansas State is No. 69.
If this is accurate, and if we beat the teams rated below us as well as whippin' at least one non-conference foe, we will be BOWLING in the post-season. UCLA football is on the rebound!