Arizona State picked to finish second in Pac-12 South
Jul 26, 2013, 3:29 PM | Updated: 3:58 pm
The Arizona State Sun Devils, coming off an 8-5 first season under head coach Todd Graham, were picked to finish second in the Pac-12 South in the conference’s preseason media poll, which was released Friday morning.
UCLA, last year’s Pac-12 South champion, was picked to repeat, garnering 12 of 26 first-place votes. ASU received 10 first place votes and USC got the other four.
In the Pac-12 North, Oregon was picked to win as the Ducks received 15 first-place votes. Defending Pac-12 champion Stanford got the other 11 votes.
Pac-12 South
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | UCLA Bruins (12) | 135 |
| 2. | Arizona State Sun Devils (10) | 130 |
| 3. | USC Trojans (4) | 117 |
| 4. | Arizona Wildcats | 76 |
| 5. | Utah Utes | 60 |
| 6. | Colorado Buffaloes | 28 |
Pac-12 North
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oregon Ducks (15) | 145 |
| 2. | Stanford Cardinal (11) | 139 |
| 3. | Oregon State Beavers | 95 |
| 4. | Washington Huskies | 84 |
| 5. | California Golden Bears | 47 |
| 6. | Washington State Cougars | 33 |
