The Washington State Cougars have been picked by the Pac-12 media to finish fifth in the North Division this year, and nearly 70 percent of the readers who responded to our poll said the Cougs were picked too low.
Turns out, there’s probably good reason to think the 2018 Cougs are being underestimated: Over the past decade, WSU is tied for second in the Pac-12 conference in terms of overperforming its predicted finish.
Via SB Nation, which compared predicted finishes in preseason conference polls with actual finishes for every major conference: