The California Golden Bears (7–5, 4–5 Pac-12) have finished our regular season, but our future remains uncertain pending the Pac-12 conference championship game, as well as the championships for the SEC and the Big-12 and how they affect the selections for the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six games.
Here’s how various sources are predicting the Pac-12 will spend the bowl season.
Post–Week 14 bowl projections
| CFP/Cotton | Utah (CFP) | Utah (Cotton) | Utah (CFP) | — |
| Rose | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Utah |
| Alamo | USC | USC | USC | Oregon |
| Holiday | Washington | Arizona State | Washington | USC |
| Redbox | California | Washington | California | California |
| Sun | Washington State | California | Arizona State | Arizona State |
| Las Vegas | Arizona State | Washington State | Washington State | Washington |
| Cheez-It | — | — | — | Washington State |
The 247 Sports prediction would be frustrating for Sun Devils—ASU, Cal, and Washington are in all entangled with 7–5 overall records (4–5 Pac-12) with ASU having the best head-to-head record (1–0 as they did not play Washington), but this projection would have them as the lowest-picked team.