Jonathan’s 2001 PAC-10 Football Predictions
Predicted Standings for PAC-10 2001
Team | Conference Record |
Overall Record |
Oregon State | 7-1 | 10-1 |
Southern Cal | 6-2 | 8-3 |
UCLA | 6-2 | 8-3 |
Oregon | 5-3 | 8-3 |
Stanford | 4-4 | 7-4 |
Arizona State | 3-5 | 6-5 |
Washington | 3-5 | 4-7 |
Arizona | 2-6 | 5-6 |
California | 2-6 | 4-7 |
Washington State | 1-7 | 2-9 |
2001 Preseason All-PAC-10 Team
1st Team Offense
Position | Player | Team |
QB | Joey Harrington | Oregon
|
RB | Ken Simonton | Oregon State
|
RB | DeShaun Foster | UCLA
|
WR | Brian Poli-Dixon | UCLA
|
WR | Kareem Kelly | Southern Cal
|
TE | Jerramy Stevens | Washington
|
*OL | Chris Gibson | Oregon Stae
|
*OL | Jim Adams | Oregon
|
*OL | Makoa Freitas | Arizona
|
*OL | Steven Grace | Arizona
|
*OL | Brandon Ludwig | California
|
K | Ryan Cesca | Oregon State
|
1st Team Defense
Position | Player | Team |
*DL | Larry Tripplett | Washington
|
*DL | Kenyon Coleman | UCLA
|
*DL | Eric Manning | Oregon State
|
*DL | Terrell Suggs | Arizona
State |
LB | James Allen | Oregon State
|
LB | Robert Thomas | UCLA
|
LB | Lance Briggs | Arizona
|
*DB | Dennis Weathersby | Oregon
State |
*DB | Marcus Trufant | Washington
State |
*DB | Rashad Bauman | Oregon
|
*DB | Marques Anderson | UCLA
|
P | Nate Fiske | UCLA |
AP | Paul Arnold** | Washington
|
The following players could easily make the all-conference team by the end of the season:
Carson Palmer (QB,USC).....Jonathan Smith (QB,OR).....Sultan McCullough
(RB,USC).....Maurice Morris (RB,OR).....Michael Jolivette (DB,AZ)
*Regardless of position
**Could also be considered a WR or QB
Must-See Games of PAC-10 2001
Arizona at Arizona State
Arizona at California
Oregon at Oregon State
Oregon at UCLA
Oregon State at Fresno State
UCLA at Oregon State
Oregon State at Southern Cal
Stanford at Southern Cal
Stanford at Oregon
California at Stanford
UCLA at Stanford
UCLA at Southern Cal
Kansas State at Southern Cal
Washington State at Washington
Rating the Schedules from Toughest to Easiest in PAC-10 2001
1) Washington
2) Southern Cal
3) UCLA
4) California
5) Stanford
6) Washington State
7) Oregon
8) Arizona
9) Oregon State
10) Arizona State
Out-of-Conference Opponents for each Team
Arizona: San Diego State, Idaho, UNLV
Arizona State: San Diego State, San Jose State, LA-Lafayette
California: Rutgers, Illinois, BYU
Oregon: Utah, Utah State, Wisconsin
Oregon State: New Mexico State, Montana State, Fresno State
Stanford: Boston College, San Jose State, Notre Dame
UCLA: Kansas, Alabama, Ohio State
Southern Cal: San Jose State, Notre Dame, Kansas State
Washington: Idaho, Miami, Michigan
Washington State: Boise State, Idaho, Colorado
Coaching Changes in the PAC-10 for 2001
Team | Out | In |
Arizona | Dick Tomey | John Mackovic |
Arizona State | Bruce Snyder | Dirk Koetter |
Southern Cal | Paul Hackett | Pete Carroll |
2001 PAC-10 Composite Schedule
| Sep 1 | Sep 8 | Sep 15 | Sep 22 |
Sep 29 | Oct 6 | Oct 13 | Oct 20 | Oct 27 |
Nov 3 | Nov 10 | Nov 17 | Nov 24 | Dec 1 |
ARIZONA | (8/30) at SD State |
Idaho | - | UNLV |
Wash. State | Oregon | at Oregon St. |
at Washington | Southern Cal | at
California | Stanford | - | (23rd) at
AZ State | - |
ARIZONA STATE | - |
SD State | at UCLA | at Stanford |
San Jose St. | LA-Laf | at Southern Cal
| Oregon State | Washington | at
Oregon | Wash. State | - | (23rd)
Arizona | - |
CALIFORNIA | Illinois |
BYU | at Rutgers | at Wash. State |
Washington | - | Oregon |
at UCLA | at Oregon St. | Arizona |
Southern Cal | at Stanford | - |
- |
OREGON | Wisconsin |
Utah | - | Southern Cal | at Utah
State | at Arizona | at California |
Stanford | at Wash. State | Arizona State |
at UCLA | - | - |
Oregon State |
OREGON STATE | at Fresno State |
at New Mexico St. | Montana State |
- | UCLA | at Wash. State | Arizona
| at Arizona State | California | at
Southern Cal | Washington | - |
- | at Oregon |
STANFORD | - | Boston
College | at San Jose St. | Arizona State |
at Southern Cal | - | Washington State
| at Oregon | UCLA | at
Washington | at Arizona | California |
Notre Dame | - |
UCLA | at Alabama | at
Kansas | Arizona State | Ohio State |
at Oregon State | - | Washington |
California | at Stanford | at Washington
St. | Oregon | at Southern Cal |
- | - |
SOUTHERN CAL | San Jose St. |
Kansas State | - | at Oregon |
Stanford | at Washington | Arizona State
| at Notre Dame | at Arizona |
Oregon State | at California | UCLA |
- | - |
WASHINGTON | - |
Michigan | at Miami | Idaho | at
California | Southern Cal | at UCLA |
Arizona | at Arizona State | Stanford
| at Oregon State | Washington State |
- | - |
WASHINGTON STATE | (8/30) Idaho
| at Boise State | Colorado |
California | at Arizona | Oregon State |
at Stanford | - | Oregon |
UCLA | at Arizona State | at
Washington | - | - |
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