Conference preview

Pac-12 Conference

Our projected 2026 finish, top to bottom — the top two meet in the conference championship — plus each team's game-by-game schedule.

Model projection

Conference favorite

Washington St

Top of the Pac-12 Conference board · 2% to make the 12

Best playoff odds

Washington St

2% chance at the 12-team field

Projected in the 12

None in the current field.

0 teams in our 12-team projection

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Team
Proj W
CFP%
1
4.7
2%
2
3.7
1%

Projected wins run each team's real schedule through the model; Rating is national board strength. A strong team on a brutal schedule can out-rate its win total (and vice-versa).

Pac-12 Conference championship (projected)

Our top two by projection meet for the title.

Washington St

Oregon St

Washington St is the lean on a neutral field, at about 70%.

Schedule paths

Projected wins, schedule strength, and the weekly edge for each team — the same forecast as the board above.

How to read it

Expected wins add up each game's win chance. League wins count only conference games; overall wins include the full schedule. Labels translate those probabilities into plain language: likely win, lean win, toss-up, lean loss, and likely loss. The full national playoff picture lives on the home page.