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USC picked to win Pac-12 football title

USC celebrates after scoring a touchdown against WSU during the first half of the game in Pullman last season. The Trojans are picked to win the Pac-12 title this season. (Tyler Tjomsland)
By Jacob Thorpe jacobt@spokesman.com(509) 710-8070
USC was chosen as the favorite to win the 2015 Pac-12 Conference football title in a preseason poll vote of 45 media members. The Trojans received 21 of 45 votes to earn the preseason favorite pick. USC collected 254 points for the top spot in the South Division, holding 32 of 45 first-place votes. Defending Pac-12 champion Oregon holds the second-most Championship votes, collecting 17 votes for the Pac-12 title. The Ducks also picked up 262 points to lead the Pac-12 North. Stanford was picked to finish second in the Pac-12 North Division, collecting 231 points with eight first-place votes followed by Cal, Washington, Washington State and Oregon State. See our Sportslink blog post for more details and the complete poll.