There will be nine Pac-12 bowl teams, seven already decided -- USC and the Arizona schools from the South; the Washington schools, Stanford and Oregon from the North. Two more will be determined in the final week of the regular season in games between 5-6 teams.
The Pac-12 had just six bowl teams last season although one (Washington) made the College Football Playoff semifinals. The final four is not going to happen for the conference this year.
Metcalfe ranks all 12 teams in the conference after the 12th week of the season.