LOS ANGELES, CA – The University of Southern California football team was chosen as the media’s preseason favorite to win the 2017 Pac-12 Conference championship. The results of the voting was released Wednesday morning before the start of the conference’s two-day Media Day event.

USC received 49 of 52 first place votes in the Pac-12 South division, while Washington was picked as the favorite in the North after receiving 49 first place votes. The Trojans received 28 votes to win the Conference Championship game.

The Oregon Ducks received one first place vote in the Pac-12 North and was picked to finish fourth. The Oregon State Beavers were picked to finish fifth.