No surprise, but it’s happened again. The Trojans are the declared front runner to win the conference, picked by the media members that follow the pac-10. The voters have previously selected the correct team 26-48 times (although USC’s recent spate at the top has inflated their percentage). The number one votes are in parentheses.

1. USC (28)… 316
2. California (3)… 277
3. Oregon (1)… 250
4. Oregon State… 216
5. Arizona State… 155
6. Stanford… 150
7. UCLA… 145
8. Arizona… 142
9. Washington… 74
10. Washington State… 35

According to ESPN.com, USC is the first school to be picked No. 1 seven consecutive years since the Trojans were atop the poll 18 times in a row from 1965-82.