the dashed Picked column is the pre-season consensus — every ribbon starts where the league expected it to finish · each column is a conference match · hover a logo for that match's result · hover a name to trace a team
TucsonCarlsbadSanta ClaraAlbuquerqueMat-SuDenaliSan DiegoSan Jose
The Consensus — Pac 8 Pre-season Ballots
Where 16 coaches placed each team before a ball was served — and where they actually sit now, through Session 10.
Biggest riser · Carlsbad, picked 6th, now 3rdBiggest faller · San Jose, picked 2nd, now 4thMost divisive · Carlsbad — no two coaches agreedMost agreed on · San Diego — 6 of 16 said 8th
Every coach's pre-season ballot — closest to the consensus first
Team
Coach
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Kevin
Steve
Allan
Roy
Rob
Mike
Brian
Bryce
Andy
Mike
Jason
Eduard
Vick
Roger
Matthew
Phil
Grouped by who each coach picked to win, most first-place votes first — then by the most-backed second pick, and so on. A green underline marks the most-backed pick for that slot; hover any logo for the count.
Who's most right so far?
Every ballot scored against the table as it stands, through Session 10. A perfect ballot is 80.
10spot on5off by one2off by two0off by three+
1Roy39
2Eduard36
3Allan34
3Steve34
5Roger32
6Brian29
7Matthew28
8Jason27
8Vick27
10Rob26
11Mike25
12Andy24
12Mike24
14Kevin21
15Bryce19
16Phil16
The consensus order itself scores 33 — everyone above that line is beating the crowd.
Who wins the conference?
The pre-season model's odds, from 50,000 simulated seasons. Independent of the coaches' ballots.
San Jose21.5%
Tucson20.6%
Albuquerque19.5%
Denali16.8%
Mat-Su10.3%
Carlsbad8.4%
Santa Clara2.1%
San Diego0.8%
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