Ute football: Most experts predict mid to lower finish for Utes in Pac-12

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Utah football is hoping to unsettle the balance of power when it enters the revamped Pac-12 this fall. Here's what some experts around the country — and The Tribune's own Lya Wodraska — predict will unfold next season:

• Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com

South

1. Arizona State

2. USC

3. Utah

4. Arizona

5. Colorado

6. UCLA

North

1. Oregon

2. Stanford

3. Oregon State

4. Washington

5. California

6. Wash. State

• Ryan Finley, Arizona Daily Star

South

1. Arizona State

2. USC

3. Arizona

4. UCLA

5. Utah

6. Colorado

North

1. Oregon

2. Stanford

3. Washington

4. Oregon State

5. California

6. Wash. State

• Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News

South

1. Arizona State

2. USC

3. Arizona

4. Utah

5. UCLA

6. Colorado

North

1. Oregon

2. Stanford

3. Oregon State

4. California

5. Washington

6. Wash. State

• Natalie Meisler, Denver Post

South

1. USC

2. Arizona State

3. UCLA

4. Utah

5. Colorado

6. Arizona

North

1. Oregon

2. Stanford

3. California

4. Washington

5. Oregon State

6. Wash. State

• Cliff Kirkpatrick, Corvallis Gazette-Times

South

1. Arizona

2. USC

3. Arizona State

4. Utah

5. UCLA

6. Colorado

North

1. Oregon

2. Stanford

3. Oregon State

4. California

5. Washington

6. Wash. State

• Stewart Mandel

South

1. Arizona State

2. Arizona

3. USC

4. Utah

5. UCLA

6. Colorado

North

1. Oregon

2. California

3. Stanford

4. Washington

5. Oregon State

6. Wash. State

• Bud Withers, Seattle Times

South

1. Arizona State

2. Arizona

3. Utah

4. USC

5. UCLA

6. Colorado

North

1. Oregon

2. Washington

3. Stanford

4. Oregon State

5. Wash. State

6. California

• Lya Wodraska, Salt Lake Tribune

South

1. USC

2. Arizona State

3. Utah

4. Arizona

5. UCLA

6. Colorado

North

1. Oregon

2. Stanford

3. Oregon State

4. Washington

5. California

6. Wash. State

• Jonathan Okanes, Bay Area News Group

South

1. USC

2. Arizona State

3. Utah

4. Arizona

5. UCLA

6. Colorado

North

1. Oregon

2. Stanford

3. Washington

4. Oregon State

5. California

6. Wash. State

• Jon Gold, LA Daily News

South

1. USC

2. Arizona State

3. Arizona

4. UCLA

5. Utah

6. Colorado

North

1. Stanford

2. Oregon

3. California

4. Oregon State

5. Washington

6. Wash. State

• Paola Boivin, Arizona Republic

South

1. Arizona State

2. USC

3. Arizona

4. UCLA

5. Utah

6. Colorado

North

1. Stanford

2. Oregon

3. Oregon State

4. California

5. Washington

6. Wash. State