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Utah football is hoping to unsettle the balance of power when it enters the revamped Pac-12 this fall. Here's what some experts around the country and The Tribune's own Lya Wodraska predict will unfold next season:
• Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com
South
1. Arizona State
2. USC
3. Utah
4. Arizona
5. Colorado
6. UCLA
North
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Oregon State
4. Washington
5. California
6. Wash. State
• Ryan Finley, Arizona Daily Star
South
1. Arizona State
2. USC
3. Arizona
4. UCLA
5. Utah
6. Colorado
North
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. California
6. Wash. State
• Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News
South
1. Arizona State
2. USC
3. Arizona
4. Utah
5. UCLA
6. Colorado
North
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Oregon State
4. California
5. Washington
6. Wash. State
• Natalie Meisler, Denver Post
South
1. USC
2. Arizona State
3. UCLA
4. Utah
5. Colorado
6. Arizona
North
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. California
4. Washington
5. Oregon State
6. Wash. State
• Cliff Kirkpatrick, Corvallis Gazette-Times
South
1. Arizona
2. USC
3. Arizona State
4. Utah
5. UCLA
6. Colorado
North
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Oregon State
4. California
5. Washington
6. Wash. State
• Stewart Mandel
South
1. Arizona State
2. Arizona
3. USC
4. Utah
5. UCLA
6. Colorado
North
1. Oregon
2. California
3. Stanford
4. Washington
5. Oregon State
6. Wash. State
• Bud Withers, Seattle Times
South
1. Arizona State
2. Arizona
3. Utah
4. USC
5. UCLA
6. Colorado
North
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. Stanford
4. Oregon State
5. Wash. State
6. California
• Lya Wodraska, Salt Lake Tribune
South
1. USC
2. Arizona State
3. Utah
4. Arizona
5. UCLA
6. Colorado
North
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Oregon State
4. Washington
5. California
6. Wash. State
• Jonathan Okanes, Bay Area News Group
South
1. USC
2. Arizona State
3. Utah
4. Arizona
5. UCLA
6. Colorado
North
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. California
6. Wash. State
• Jon Gold, LA Daily News
South
1. USC
2. Arizona State
3. Arizona
4. UCLA
5. Utah
6. Colorado
North
1. Stanford
2. Oregon
3. California
4. Oregon State
5. Washington
6. Wash. State
• Paola Boivin, Arizona Republic
South
1. Arizona State
2. USC
3. Arizona
4. UCLA
5. Utah
6. Colorado
North
1. Stanford
2. Oregon
3. Oregon State
4. California
5. Washington
6. Wash. State