The PAC 12 failed to meet expectations in 2015, and key out-of-conference losses combined with the conference’s tendency to cannibalize kept teams out of the National Championship race. Whether or not the conference can return to national prominence is an open question. We’ll use advanced stats to project performance and figure whether these teams are headed in the right direction or the wrong one. This week we will focus on the North and see which cream rises to the top.
We’re going to use two approaches to sort the PAC 12 North. The first is advanced team metrics; FPI, F/+, Massey, and the AP will give us a sense of how good these teams really were in 2015.