When it comes to college football, Oregon and Stanford have always been the teams to watch in the Pac-12. This season, the conference-dominating teams dropped the ball, allowing previous underdogs a place on the national stage.
Throughout the 2016 college football season, the Pac-12 advanced in the rankings with unpredictable upsets.
The start of the season placed multiple Pac-12 teams in the AP Preseason Top 25 rankings, however, those shifted to show a different side of the conference over the course of the year. Teams considered an easy win became powerful forces in the battle for post-season games.