Pac-12 Media Day at Universal Studios a success
Pac-12 Media Day took place at Universal Studios in Los Angeles Tuesday. ASU head coach Todd Graham, along with running back Cameron Marshall and linebacker Brandon Magee, were in attendance to preview the 2012 season.
The Sun Devils spoke to media earlier this morning. Make sure to follow @SparkyArizona State on Twitter to follow your Sun Devils.
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USC is the favorite to win the 2012 Pac-12 Conference football title in a preseason poll of media members who cover the league. The Trojans were listed in the top spot in the North Division by 117 of the 123 voters participating in the poll, collecting 729 points. 102 of those pollsters tabbed the Trojans to come out on top in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Utah was picked to finish second in the South Division, collecting one first-place vote in the balloting for the division race. Arizona State claimed three of the other five first-place votes, with each of those members of the media casting a vote for the Sun Devils to capture the Pac-12 title.
Oregon was picked to win the North Division, garnering 732 points and 117 first place votes, while Stanford, which tallied five of the other six first place votes, was pegged to finish second in this year's poll. California, predicted by the voters to finish fourth in the North Division, claimed the remaining first place vote. The media poll has correctly selected the Conference Champion in 28 of 51 previous polls, including 11 of the last 12. Following are the results of the preseason media poll (points 6-5-4-3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses):
NORTH DIVISION
1. Oregon (117) 732
2. Stanford (5) 533
3. Washington 502
4. California (1) 382
5. Washington State 228
6. Oregon State 205
SOUTH DIVISION
1. USC (117) 729
2. Utah (1) 514
3. UCLA (2) 435
4. Arizona 385
5. Arizona State (3) 353
6. Colorado 164
PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION:
USC (102 votes) Others receiving votes: Oregon (18), Arizona State (3)
The 2012 Pac-12 Championship Football Game will take place Friday, November 30 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and telecast to a national audience on FOX. The Championship game will match the winner of the North Division vs. the winner of the South Division. The game will be played on the campus of the division winner with the best overall conference record. The winner of the Pac-12 Championship will earn the league's automatic BCS berth. POLL NOTES: Preseason media poll has correctly picked the Conference champion 28 of 51 times and has been very accurate of late, correctly identifying the Conference champion in 11 of the last 12 years ... USC is picked to win the league for the 31st time (1963, 1965-82, 1985, 1989, 1995-96, 2003-09, 2012), having proven the prognostication correct 18 times.