Where UW Stacks Up

Just in case you’re wondering where UW stacks up against the rest of the Pac10, here is a link to the preseason coaches poll which has a pretty good track record over the past few years. However, there is always 1 team that surprises. It was ASU last year. Let’s hope it’s the Huskies this year.

1. USC (38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
2. Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
3. Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
4. California (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
5. UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
6. Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
7. Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
8. Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
9. Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
10. Washington State . . . . . . . . . 61

As you can see there is the top tier group (USC, ASU, Oregon, and Cal), the middle tier (UCLA, OSU, and Arizona), and the bottom tier (Stanford and WSU). UW lands in between the bottom and middle tier. There are 7 bowl games this year for the Pac 10 (1 more than last year). A team has to have at least a 6-6 record to be bowl-eligible. With 7 bowl games this year, everyone in the Pac 10 with 6 wins will go to a bowl game. UW needs teams placed above it to lose (we’ll be rooting for the Cardinal tomorrow night).

Later -

Jim and Kent