UCLA Football: Where are the Bruins ranked in Pac-12 Power Rankings?

Where is UCLA ranked in various Pac-12 power rankings? The pace in numerous rankings may surprise you.

The Pac-12 Conference is one of the Power Five conferences in college football. It is made up of 12 teams currently in Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, and Washington. However, this will be UCLA, USC, and Colorado’s last season in the conference. For the 2023 season, all 12 schools will compete in the Pac-12 together for the last time.

The Pac-12 has had a mixed record in recent years, especially when it comes to teams participating in the college football playoffs. For the 2016-2017 season, the conference had Washington qualify as the No. 4 seed in the College Football Playoffs, and before that Oregon was the No. 2 seed in the CFB for the 2014-2015 season. However, the conference has not had a team in the playoff since the Huskies went.

The Pac-12 is expected to be more competitive in 2023. USC is the preseason favorite to win the conference, but Oregon, Utah, Washington, and UCLA are all also considered to be contenders.

Here are the current top 6 teams in the Pac-12 Conference, according to the Pac-12 media poll:

USC
Washington
Utah
Oregon
Oregon State
UCLA

Preseason Pac-12 rankings are subject to change throughout the season, as teams play and their records change for the better or worse. However, they provide a good starting point for fans, alums, and media members to track the progress of the Pac-12 Conference.

Here are some of the factors that could affect the Pac-12’s power rankings in 2023:

The health of key players.
The strength of the conference’s schedule.
The performance of new coaches.
The development of young players.

The Pac-12 is a conference with a lot of potential in 2023. If the conference can stay healthy and get some breaks, it could have a team or two be a contender for the College Football Playoff.

Let’s take a look at where UCLA is ranked in numerous Pac-12 preseason power rankings.

Read more about why they ranked UCLA No. 6 in their Pac-12 power rankings.

Here is more information on why SI ranked the Bruins No. 6 in their Pac-12 power rankings.

Read more about why 247 Sports ranked UCLA No. 6 in the Pac-12 power rankings.

Here is more information on why Phil Steele ranked the Bruins No. 6 in his power rankings.

Read more about why On3 ranked UCLA No. 6 in their Pac-12 preseason power rankings.

Here is more information on why The Football USA ranked the Bruins No. 5 in their rankings.

All of the major college football publications that have released their Pac-12 power rankings have the Bruins in our opinion, ranked lower than should be. However, UCLA can prove them wrong by winning on the field this season.