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Power Ranking the Pac-12 Football Teams

By Daniel Schalk

BOULDER, CO - OCTOBER 07: Quarterback Steven Montez #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes celebrates a touchdown against the Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field on October 7, 2017 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
BOULDER, CO - OCTOBER 07: Quarterback Steven Montez #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes celebrates a touchdown against the Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field on October 7, 2017 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 16: Head coach Mario Cristobal of the Oregon Ducks looks on during the Las Vegas Bowl against the Boise State Broncos at Sam Boyd Stadium on December 16, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boise State won 38-28. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 16: Head coach Mario Cristobal of the Oregon Ducks looks on during the Las Vegas Bowl against the Boise State Broncos at Sam Boyd Stadium on December 16, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boise State won 38-28. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /

4. Oregon Ducks

Mario Cristobal is entering his first full season as Ducks head coach, but he knows the team well after spending 2017 with them (he took over as HC after Willie Taggart bolted for Florida State).

The Ducks have a legitimate NFL prospect at quarterback as Justin Herbert looks to lead the team back to Pac-12 dominance.

With one of the best offensive lines in the Pac-12 and solid skill position players all over the field–Oregon is about to look like the Ducks of old when Chip Kelly was running the program.

Defensively, the Ducks were saved last year by Jim Leavitt who somehow was not offered a head coaching job this offseason. Pressure is key to Leavitt’s defenses–and with a bulk of starters returning, the Ducks will put even more pressure on the QB in 2018 (they had 33 sacks last season–expect more this season).

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