Pac-12 Football

The Pac-10 is now the Pac-12 this season.  Including Utah and Colorado to the conference has created two divisions and a conference championship game.  Unlike other conferences the team with the best record will host the conference championship game.  It will be interesting to see if this will be something they keep in the future or not.

The Pac-10 last year finished the 2010 bowl season with a 2-2 record.  Oregon represented the Pac-10 in the BCS national championship game and Stanford demolished Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl but outside of those two teams it was a down year for the conference.  Only four teams eligible to play in bowl games last season is unacceptable for a BCS conference (USC would have been eligible if not for their probation.)

The conference should be able to rebound this season and find more bowl eligible teams this year.  The media has proclaimed Oregon and Stanford still the top teams in the conference.  Unfortunately they play in the same division and won’t be able to play in the championship game.   The South Division should be wide open since USC is once again on probation.  The media picked Arizona State to play Oregon in the first championship game.

The real championship game may very well happen on November 12^th when Oregon visits Stanford.  Circle that game on your calendar.

2010 Pac-10 college football bowl results:

Win:
Washington 19 Nebraska 7
Stanford 40 Virginia Tech 12

Loss:
Oklahoma St 36 Arizona 10
Auburn 22 Oregon 19

2011 Pac-12 Football Bowl Game Ties:

Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque, NM
December 17, 2 p.m. EST—ESPN

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
December 22, 8 p.m. EST—ESPN

Bridgepoint Holiday Bowl
San Diego, CA
December 28, 9 p.m. EST—ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl
San Antonio, TX
December 29, 9 p.m. EST—ESPN

Hyundai Sun Bowl
Houston, TX
December 31, 2 p.m. EST—CBS

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
San Francisco, CA
December 31, 3:30 p.m. EST—ESPN

Rose Bowl presented by Vizio
Pasadena, CA
January 2, 5 p.m. EST—ABC