A year after winning the Pac-12 North and conference championship, the Huskies were picked by the media to finish second in the Pac-12 North this fall. Oregon was chosen as the favorite in the Pac-12 North in 2019, while Utah was selected to win the conference title.
The Huskies received 17 out of 35 first-place votes to win the North and 9 first-place votes to win the Pac-12 championship game. Oregon also received 17 first-place votes, but narrowly edged out Washington by one overall point for total votes. Utah, which lost to UW in the 2018 Pac-12 title game, was selected as overwhelming favorites to win with Pac-12 South with 33 of 35 first-place votes.