The only aspect of the Pac-12 South's official preseason poll that I wondered about this summer was whether Utah's football team would be a unanimous pick to repeat as the division champion.
That almost happened. The Utes received 33 of the 35 votes from a media panel, consisting of voters (including me) who cover each athletic program in the conference.
The part I overlooked was how North powers Oregon and Washington would split votes, making Utah the choice to win the conference championship game. Here’s how it worked: The Ducks and Huskies each got 17 first-place votes in the North.