As reported on the conference’s official website, Pete Carroll’s USC Trojans are the unanimous pre-season pick to win the Pacific-10, as predicted by the West Coast media members who cover the league. The Trojans have clenched this pre-season prediction for the fifth consecutive year. This marks only the third time in 46 years that the decision has been unanimous. Those other two unanimous predictions occurred in 2004 and 2005, and yes, those winning predictions went for the Trojans as well.

Note: This media poll has correctly identified the Pac-10 champion over 50% of the time.