The Bracket is Still Intact (Correction, The Bracket is Finished)

As of this morning, my bracket is still intact as the Round of Eight games begin later today.  The three teams that I have left in my Final Four (Michigan State, Michigan, and Arizona) have made it to the Regional Finals.  I have posted another photo of my bracket, with adjustments, below.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend, everybody!

March 30th Update:

Wisconsin defeated Arizona in overtime last night.  The Wildcats' loss effectively ruins half my bracket.  Later today, Michigan State will play UCONN this afternoon for the East Regional Championship, while Michigan will play Kentucky for the Midwest Regional Championship.  Will there be three Big Ten teams in the Final Four?  We will find out soon.

Second Update:

Michigan State loses to UCONN, 60-54.  The Huskies' victory effectively destroys my bracket.  Still, I can take some satisfaction knowing that my bracket lasted until the Round of Eight.  In past tournaments, none of my other brackets ever came this close to the Final Four.  But even as I get ready to watch Michigan play Kentucky, one question about Connecticut's seeding in the Tournament remains in my mind.  How does a #7 seed like Connecticut get such a favorable drawing in their region compared to the other #7 seeds?  #7 New Mexico would have had to play in Memphis if they had made it to the Round of 16.  #7 Oregon would have played in Anaheim, and #7 Texas would have ended up in Indianapolis.  Why did the Huskies play what can be considered a home game in New York's Madison Square Garden in their regional finals?  I guess that is a question for another day.  Enjoy #2 Michigan vs. #8 Kentucky, everybody.    

NCAA Bracket Update and American Athletic Conference 2014 Football Schedule

This week's news stories:

The National Labor Relations Board determined that the Northwestern Wildcats football players have the right to form a labor union.  Northwestern University will appeal the decision.  Full story here.

The University of Massachusetts will leave the Mid-American Conference at the end of the 2015 season.  The UMass Minutemen had been a football-only member of the MAC since 2012.  Full story here.

Will McKamey, a freshman running back for the Navy Midshipmen football team, passed away after being in a coma for three days after collapsing during practice.  Mr. McKamey was 19 years old.  Sports Illustrated has his obituary.

Former Florida Atlantic head football coach Carl Pelini gave his first interview since he resigned his position back in October 2013.  Full story here.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has reported that former Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel is one of nineteen candidates under consideration for the presidency of the University of Akron.  Full story here.

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2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship bracket update:

I am happy to mention that my bracket, for all intents and purposes, is still intact as the tournament begins the Round of Sixteen this evening.  Three out of the four teams that I selected as my Final Four reached the Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen).  The exception was #3 seeded Syracuse which I had winning the South region, but the Orange lost to #11 seeded Dayton in the third round.  The three teams in my Final Four that did make it to the Round of Sixteen are #4 seeded Michigan State in the East region, #1 seeded Arizona in the West region, and #2 seeded Michigan from the Midwest region.  I have Michigan State and Arizona playing in the National Championship game.  For those who are interested in seeing my bracket (with adjustments) it can be found below:

Note:  I took this photo with a camera phone earlier this afternoon.  Please excuse the quality of the image.   Since this photo was taken, Wisconsin defeated Baylor and Dayton beat Stanford. 
Update (03/28/14):  Florida advanced to the Round of 8 after defeating UCLA, and Arizona outlasted SDSU.  

I have filled out brackets for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in the past.  But, until this year, I had never filled out one that had endured into the Round of Sixteen.  We will find out which teams make it to the Final Four at the end of this weekend.

The second part of today's post concerns the American Athletic Conference ("The American").  The 2014 football schedule for this conference is now available on The Howell Report.  As most college football fans know, The American largely comprised teams that were football and all sports members of the old Big East Conference which existed from 1979 to 2013.  Currently, there are ten members of this conference and they include Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, South Florida, Southern Methodist, Temple, and Central Florida.  However, over the next two seasons, The American will undergo significant changes to its membership.  On July 1st Louisville will move to the Atlantic Coast Conference while Rutgers will join the Big Ten.  That same day, the The American will welcome three new members in all sports:  East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa.  These departures and additions will bring the membership total in The American to eleven for the 2014 season.  In 2015, Navy will join as an associate in football only, thus bringing the conference's football membership to twelve.  As a result, barring any more departures, The American can establish divisions and sponsor a lucrative championship game in football.

As for the 2014 season, The American features plenty of entertaining non-conference games.  Some of these match-ups include Cincinnati vs. Ohio State, Central Florida vs. Penn State, Memphis vs. UCLA, Southern Methodist vs. Baylor (Old Southwest Conference series), Central Florida vs. Missouri, Tulane vs. Georgia Tech, South Florida vs. Maryland, Connecticut vs. Boise State, East Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, Temple vs. Vanderbilt, East Carolina vs. South Carolina, and Cincinnati vs. Miami (FL).  Next week the Howell Report will feature the 2014 schedule for the Mountain West Conference.   Enjoy the basketball, everybody!!


2014 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

For non-league games, The American members appear in ALL CAPS.
For league games, home teams are underlined.  


August 28th

TEMPLE at Vanderbilt

August 29th

Brigham Young at CONNECTICUT

August 30th

North Carolina Central at EAST CAROLINA
Texas-San Antonio at HOUSTON
Austin Peay at MEMPHIS
Tulane at Tulsa
Penn State vs. CENTRAL FLORIDA (neutral site - Dublin, Ireland)
Western Carolina at SOUTH FLORIDA

August 31st

SOUTHERN METHODIST at Baylor

September 6th

Stony Brook at CONNECTICUT
East Carolina at SOUTH CAROLINA
Grambling State at HOUSTON
MEMPHIS at U.C.L.A.
SOUTHERN METHODIST at North Texas
Navy at TEMPLE
Georgia Tech at TULANE
Oklahoma at TULSA
Maryland vs. SOUTH FLORIDA

September 11th

HOUSTON at Brigham Young

September 12th

Toledo at CINCINNATI

September 13th

Boise State at CONNECTICUT
EAST CAROLINA at Virginia Tech
Southeast Louisiana at TULANE
TULSA at Florida Atlantic
CENTRAL FLORIDA at Missouri
North Carolina State at SOUTH FLORIDA

September 19th

Connecticut at South Florida

September 20th

Miami (OH) at CINCINNATI
North Carolina at EAST CAROLINA
Middle Tennessee State at MEMPHIS
Texas A&M at SOUTHERN METHODIST (Old Southwest Conference series)
Delaware State at TEMPLE
TULANE at Duke
Bethune-Cookman at CENTRAL FLORIDA

September 27th

CINCINNATI at Ohio State
Temple at Connecticut
Tennessee Tech at HOUSTON
MEMPHIS at Ole Miss
Texas Christian at SOUTHERN METHODIST (Old Southwest Conference series)
TULANE at Rutgers
Texas State at TULSA
SOUTH FLORIDA at Wisconsin

October 2nd

Central Florida at Houston

October 4th

Memphis at Cincinnati
Southern Methodist at East Carolina
TULSA at Colorado State

October 9th

CENTRAL FLORIDA at Brigham Young

October 11th

CINCINNATI at Miami (FL)
Connecticut at Tulane
East Carolina at South Florida
Houston at Memphis
Tulsa at Temple

October 18th

Cincinnati at Southern Methodist
Temple at Houston
Tulane at Central Florida
South Florida at Tulsa

October 23rd

Connecticut at East Carolina

October 24th

South Florida at Cincinnati

October 25th

Memphis at Southern Methodist
Temple at Central Florida

October 31st

Cincinnati at Tulane
Tulsa at Memphis

November 1st

Central Florida at Connecticut
East Carolina at Temple
Houston at South Florida

November 8th

Army at CONNECTICUT (neutral location - Yankee Stadium)
Tulane at Houston
Memphis at Temple
Southern Methodist at Tulsa

November 14th

Tulsa at Central Florida

November 15th

East Carolina at Cincinnati
Memphis at Tulane
South Florida at Southern Methodist
TEMPLE at Penn State

November 22nd

Cincinnati at Connecticut
Tulane at East Carolina
Tulsa at Houston
South Florida at Memphis
Southern Methodist at Central Florida

November 28th

East Carolina at Tulsa
Houston at Southern Methodist
Central Florida at South Florida

November 29th

Cincinnati at Temple
Connecticut at Memphis

December 4th

Central Florida at East Carolina

December 6th

Houston at Cincinnati
Southern Methodist at Connecticut
Temple at Tulane

2014 NCAA Tournament: Brief Bracket Analysis

On Sunday evening, the networks revealed the sixty-eight teams that qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.  The first round of games begins tomorrow evening in Dayton, Ohio, and the tournament will continue until the National Championship game airs on April 7th from AT&T (Cowboys) Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  Tonight's post will be a brief analysis of the four regional divisions that make up the NCAA Tournament bracket.


SOUTH REGION

#1 Seed - Florida Gators, #2 Seed - Kansas Jayhawks

Regional Championship Venue:  FEDEX Forum, Memphis, Tennessee.


After going undefeated in regular conference play, and winning the Southeastern Conference tournament, the Florida Gators are the #1 Seed in the South Region.  But their path to the regional finals will be a struggle.  There are plenty of top-tier teams in this region, including Kansas, Syracuse, Ohio State, Virginia Commonwealth, Pittsburgh, UCLA, and New Mexico.  Kansas went to the round of sixteen last year, and I can see them repeating that feat unless a team like New Mexico, the Mountain West Champion, gets the upset.  Syracuse may be in a very good position to make a run if they can overcome Ohio State, but that may be a difficult task since the Buckeyes were undefeated in non-conference play this season.  Another dangerous team is PAC-12 champion UCLA, who received a #4 seed and will play Conference-USA champion Tulsa in the second round.  Can Florida make it all the way to the Final Four?  I am not so sure.  Going through a conference undefeated is an incredible achievement but the SEC was arguably the weakest of the "power conferences" in basketball this season.  Florida's losses to UCONN and Wisconsin, along with narrow escapes against Kansas and Memphis, prove that this team is beatable.  Look for a potential upset.


WEST REGION

#1 Seed - Arizona Wildcats, #2 Seed - Wisconsin Badgers

Regional Championship Venue:  Honda Center, Anaheim, California.

Despite losing their conference championship game, Arizona deserves their status as a number one seed.  The Wildcats were undefeated in non-conference play and their only regular season losses were by single-digit margins (and two of those losses were in overtime).  Arizona is in an excellent position to advance all the way to the Final Four, but their main obstacle will be one of two teams from the BIG XII, Oklahoma or Oklahoma State.  Oklahoma received a #5 seed, and they represent a conference that sent seven teams to the tournament, more than any other league.  San Diego State is in this bracket as well, and despite losing the Mountain West Championship game to New Mexico, the Aztecs still finished the season ranked #13 in the Associated Press Top 25.  Wisconsin secured the #2 seed, but their path to the Final Four is a difficult one, since they may have to play either Creighton or Baylor.  And both teams were runner-ups in their respective conference championships. 
Look for Arizona to do very well in this bracket. 


EAST REGION

#1 Seed - Virginia Cavaliers, #2 Seed -Villanova Wildcats

Regional Championship Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York City

It seemed like the #1 seed in this region would come down to either Virginia or Villanova.  But, as they say, Villanova's loss was Virginia's gain.  Virginia had to defeat Duke in order to put itself in a favorable position to secure its first Final Four appearance since 1984.  However, the team most likely to block that road is Big Ten Conference tournament champion Michigan State.  The Spartans finished the season ranked #11 in the AP Top 25 and their resume includes wins over then #1 ranked Kentucky in November, and #3 ranked Ohio State in January.  Cincinnati is a dangerous #5 seed, but it still has to beat Ivy League champion Harvard.  Iowa State, the BIG XII tournament champion, drew a #3 seed while teams like North Carolina and UCONN face the possibility of getting upset in the second round by Providence and Saint Joseph's, respectively.  Not sure who will win this region.  No clear favorite.


MIDWEST REGION

#1 Seed - Wichita State Shockers, #2 Seed - Michigan Wolverines

Regional Championship Venue:  Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.  

More than one commentator had their fair share of critiques for this bracket.  Charles Barkley referred to it as a "stacked deck" because Wichita State, the #1 seed, has the most difficult path to the Final Four out of all the top seeds.  Indeed, this bracket contains three out of the four teams that made it to the National Semifinals of last year's tournament.  My main problem with this bracket is the fact that Duke, though a #3 seed, practically plays in a home venue for its opening round games.  Duke plays #14 Mercer in RALEIGH (26.5 miles from campus).  That is less distance than any of the #1 seeds have to travel for their opening round games.  Let us compare distances right now:

#1 Wichita State - plays in St. Louis, distance from campus:  440 miles.
#1 Virginia - plays in Raleigh, distance from campus:  178 miles.
#1 Florida - plays in Orlando, distance from campus:  111.7 miles.
#1 Arizona - plays in San Diego, distance from campus:  410 miles.
#3 Duke - plays in Raleigh, distance from campus:  26.5 miles. 

Not sure why no one has mentioned this problem of fairness and favoritism.  Meanwhile, some commentators have asked why Louisville only received a #4 seed, despite winning their conference championship.  Two teams from the BIG XII, Kansas State and Texas, are in this bracket, as are two teams from the Atlantic 10:  Massachusetts and St. Louis.  Can Wichita State become the first team since Indiana back in 1976 to go through the season undefeated?  I guess we will find out in a couple of weeks.

Enjoy the tournament, everybody!! 

2014 Southeastern Conference Football Schedule

This week's news stories:

According to Mike Slive, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the league's  athletic directors will vote in May on whether the SEC will move to a nine-game conference football schedule for the 2016 season and beyond.  Full story here.

Alvin Clemens, a long-term member of the Board of Trustees at Penn State University, resigned his position last week.  According to the Associated Press, Clemens, in his resignation, mentions that he regrets his vote to fire Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno.  Full story here.

The NCAA is exploring whether to implement an early signing period for college football.  Full story here.

A federal judge has sentenced former Fiesta Bowl Chief Executive John Junker to eight months in jail for running an illegal campaign contribution scheme.  Full story here.

The following teams are working on future home-at-home series:  Texas A&M and UCLA will play a series in the 2016-2017 seasons.  Syracuse and Louisiana State have proposed one to be played in 2015 and 2017.

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The 2014 football schedule for the Southeastern Conference is now available on The Howell Report.  As most fans are aware, the SEC consists of fourteen teams which are arranged into two geographic divisions known as East and West.  The East division consists of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.  The West division contains Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Louisiana State (LSU), Mississippi (Ole Miss), Mississippi State, and Texas A&M.  For the 2014 and 2015 seasons, SEC teams will continue to play four non-conference games and eight league games.  Out of those eight conference games, each team will play all the members of its division along with two inter-divisional opponents.  As for the non-conference games, the 2014 schedule features some exciting match-ups, including Alabama vs. West Virginia, Florida vs. Florida State, Georgia vs. Clemson, Missouri vs. Central Florida, Arkansas vs. Texas Tech, Auburn vs. Kansas State, LSU vs. Wisconsin, Ole Miss vs. Boise State, Tennessee vs. Oklahoma, and Texas A&M vs. Southern Methodist. (The last game being an old Southwest Conference rivalry)

As for the rest of the college football world, spring practice has begun all across the country.  However, the nation's sports attention, at this time of year, is largely focused on the upcoming NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, otherwise known as MARCH MADNESS.  On Sunday at 6:00PM Eastern, CBS will air the NCAA selection show, which will outline the 68-team championship bracket.  Even though this blog is dedicated to college football, I plan to post a brief analysis of the bracket before the First Round of games airs on March 18th.  


2014 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

For non-league games, SEC members appear in ALL CAPS
For league games, home teams are underlined.

August 28th

Texas A&M at South Carolina
Temple at VANDERBILT
Boise State vs. OLE MISS (neutral location - Atlanta, Georgia)

August 30th

Idaho at FLORIDA
Clemson at GEORGIA
Tennessee-Martin at KENTUCKY
South Dakota State at MISSOURI
Utah State at TENNESSEE
West Virginia vs. ALABAMA (neutral location - Atlanta, Georgia)
Arkansas at Auburn
Wisconsin vs. LOUISIANA STATE (neutral location - Houston, Texas)
Southern Mississippi vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE

September 6th

Eastern Michigan at FLORIDA
Ohio at KENTUCKY
MISSOURI at Toldeo
East Carolina at SOUTH CAROLINA
Arkansas State at TENNESSEE
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Florida Atlantic at ALABAMA
Nicholls State at ARKANSAS
San Jose State at AUBURN
Sam Houston State at LOUISIANA STATE
Alabama-Birmingham at MISSISSIPPI STATE
Lamar vs. TEXAS A&M

September 13th

Kentucky at Florida
Georgia at South Carolina
Central Florida at MISSOURI
TENNESSEE at Oklahoma
Massachusetts at VANDERBILT
Southern Mississippi at ALABAMA
ARKANSAS at Texas Tech
Louisiana-Monroe at LOUISIANA STATE
MISSISSIPPI STATE at South Alabama
Louisiana-Lafayette at OLE MISS
Rice vs. TEXAS A&M

September 18th

AUBURN at Kansas State

September 20th

Florida at Alabama
Troy at GEORGIA
Indiana at MISSOURI
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Northern Illinois at ARKANSAS
Mississippi State at Louisiana State
TEXAS A&M at Southern Methodist

September 27th

Tennessee at Georgia
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Missouri at South Carolina
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (neutral location - Arlington, Texas - Southwest Classic)
Louisiana Tech at AUBURN
New Mexico State at LOUISIANA STATE
Memphis at OLE MISS

October 4th

Florida at Tennessee
Vanderbilt at Georgia
South Carolina at Kentucky
Alabama at Ole Miss
Louisiana State at Auburn
Texas A&M at Mississippi State

October 11th

Louisiana State at Florida
Georgia at Missouri
Louisiana-Monroe at KENTUCKY
Chattanooga at TENNESSEE
Charleston Southern at VANDERBILT
Alabama at Arkansas
Auburn at Mississippi State
Ole Miss at Texas A&M

October 18th

Missouri at Florida
Georgia at Arkansas (neutral location - Little Rock, Arkansas)
Kentucky at Louisiana State
Furman at SOUTH CAROLINA
Tennessee at Ole Miss
Texas A&M at Alabama

October 25th

Mississippi State at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at Missouri
South Carolina at Auburn
Alabama at Tennessee (Third Sunday in October Rivalry)
Alabama-Birmingham at ARKANSAS
Ole Miss at Louisiana State

November 1st

Georgia vs. Florida (neutral location - Jacksonville, Florida)
Kentucky at Missouri
Tennessee at South Carolina
Old Dominion at VANDERBILT
Arkansas at Mississippi State
Auburn at Ole Miss
Louisiana-Monroe at TEXAS A&M

November 8th

Florida at Vanderbilt
Georgia at Kentucky
Alabama at Louisiana State
Texas A&M at Auburn
Tennessee-Martin at MISSISSIPPI STATE
Presbyterian at OLE MISS

November 15th

South Carolina at Florida
Auburn at Georgia (The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
Kentucky at Tennessee
Missouri at Texas A&M
Mississippi State at Alabama
Louisiana State at Arkansas (Battle for the Golden Boot)

November 22nd

Eastern Kentucky at FLORIDA
Charleston Southern at GEORGIA
Missouri at Tennessee
South Alabama at South Carolina
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
Western Carolina at Alabama
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Samford at AUBURN

November 27th

Louisiana State at Texas A&M

November 29th

FLORIDA at Florida State (Governor's Cup)
Georgia Tech at GEORGIA (Clean, Old Fashioned Hate)
KENTUCKY at Louisville (Kentucky Governor's Cup)
Arkansas at Missouri (new border rivalry)
SOUTH CAROLINA at Clemson (Hardee's Trophy)
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Auburn at Alabama (The Iron Bowl)
Mississippi State at Ole Miss (Battle for the Golden Egg)

December 6th

SEC Championship Game - Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia. 

2014 PAC-12 Conference Football Schedule

This week's news stories:

Mike McQueary, a former assistant football coach at Penn State and a witness for the prosecution in the upcoming conspiracy trial of three former PSU leaders accused of covering up Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse crimes, revealed to ESPN the magazine that he had been sexually assaulted as a boy.  Full story here.

The NCAA Football Rules Committee has tabled the proposed "10-second rule" which, if enacted, would slow down college offensive squads.  Full story here.

Lawyers representing former West Virginia Mountaineers running back Shawne Alston are proposing a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and the five power conferences.  Alston and his lawyers believe that the NCAA and the conferences violated anti-trust laws by capping the value of athletic scholarships.  Full story here. 

The University of Missouri and its head football coach Gary Pinkel have agreed on a new contract.  Pinkel stands to earn $3 million per year and the new contract will also include raises for his assistants.  Full story here.

Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive announced that he will remain at his post for the 2014-15 season.  Full story here.

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The 2014 football schedule for the PAC-12 Conference is now available on The Howell Report.  As most fans know, the PAC-12 consists of twelve teams divided into two divisions named North and South.  The North division contains California-Berkeley (CAL), Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, and Washington State.  The South division consists of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Southern California (USC), UCLA, and Utah.  Last season, the PAC-12 was very competitive league.  Despite Stanford's loss in the Rose Bowl to Michigan State, and the coaching changes at USC, the league's teams finished last season with a 6-3 postseason bowl record.  Only the Southeastern Conference had a better postseason record among the power conferences.  The 2014 season features some exciting non-conference games, including Michigan State vs. Oregon,  Michigan vs. Utah, California vs. Northwestern, Stanford vs. Notre Dame, Washington vs. Illinois, Southern California vs. Boston College, Notre Dame vs. Southern California, UCLA vs. Texas, and Washington State vs. Rutgers. 


2014 PAC-12 CONFERENCE COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

For non-league games, PAC-12 members appear in ALL CAPS
For league games, home teams are underlined.

August 28th

Weber State at ARIZONA STATE
Rutgers at WASHINGTON STATE

August 29th

Nevada-Las Vegas at ARIZONA

August 30th

CALIFORNIA at Northwestern
South Dakota at OREGON
Portland State at OREGON STATE
California-Davis at STANFORD
WASHINGTON at Hawaii
Colorado State vs. COLORADO (neutral location - Denver, Colorado)
UCLA at Virginia
Fresno State at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Idaho State at UTAH

September 4th

ARIZONA at Texas-San Antonio

September 6th

Sacramento State at CALIFORNIA
Michigan State at OREGON
OREGON STATE at Hawaii
Eastern Washington at WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON STATE at Nevada
ARIZONA STATE at New Mexico
COLORADO at Massachusetts
Memphis at UCLA
Southern California at Stanford
Fresno State at UTAH

September 13th

Wyoming at OREGON
Army at STANFORD
Illinois at WASHINGTON
Portland State at WASHINGTON STATE
Nevada at ARIZONA
Arizona State at Colorado
Texas vs. UCLA (neutral location - Arlington, Texas)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA at Boston College

September 20th

California at Arizona
Oregon at Washington State
San Diego State at OREGON STATE
Georgia State at WASHINGTON
Hawaii at COLORADO
UTAH at Michigan

September 25th

UCLA at Arizona State

September 27th

Colorado at California
Oregon State at Southern California
Stanford at Washington
Washington State at Utah

October 2nd

Arizona at Oregon

October 4th

California at Washington State 
Oregon State at Colorado
STANFORD at Notre Dame
Arizona State at Southern California
Utah at UCLA

October 10th

Washington State at Stanford

October 11th

Washington at California
Oregon at UCLA
Southern California at Arizona

October 16th

Utah at Oregon State

October 18th

UCLA at California
Washington at Oregon
Stanford at Arizona State
Colorado at Southern California

October 24th

Oregon vs. California (neutral location - Santa Clara, California)

October 25th

Oregon State at Stanford
Arizona State at Washington
Arizona at Washington State
UCLA at Colorado
Southern California at Utah

November 1st

California at Oregon State
Stanford at Oregon
Washington at Colorado
Southern California at Washington State
Arizona at UCLA
Utah at Arizona State

November 8th

Oregon at Utah
Washington State at Oregon State
UCLA at Washington
Colorado at Arizona
Notre Dame at ARIZONA STATE

November 13th

California at Southern California

November 15th

Arizona State at Oregon State
Utah at Stanford
Washington at Arizona

November 22nd

Stanford at California (The Big Game)
Colorado at Oregon
Oregon State at Washington
Washington State at Arizona State
Arizona at Utah
Southern California at UCLA (The Victory Bell Trophy)

November 28th

Stanford at UCLA
Arizona State at Arizona (Duel in the Desert)

November 29th

Brigham Young at CALIFORNIA
Oregon at Oregon State (The Civil War)
Washington at Washington State (Apple Cup Game)
Utah at Colorado (Rumble in the Rockies)
Notre Dame at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

December 5th

PAC-12 Championship Game (Site to be determined)