2011 CFN Midseason Pac-12 Rundown

The top players, games, surprises and disappointments of the first half of the Pac-12 season.

2011 Pac-12 Midseason Roundup

2011 Midseason Roundups All-America Team | ACC | Big Ten | Big East | Big 12
CUSA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt | WAC

North California | Oregon | Oregon St | Stanford | Washington | Washington State
South Arizona | Arizona St | Colorado | UCLA | USC | Utah 
Pac-12 Roundups: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5
Week 6 | Week 7 

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NORTH

California
2011 Prediction: 6-6
2011 Record: 3-3
Oct. 22 Utah W
Oct. 29 at UCLA L
Nov. 5 Washington St W
Nov. 12 Oregon State W
Nov. 19 at Stanford L
Nov. 26 at Arizona State L

Oregon
2011 Prediction: 10-2
2011 Record: 5-1
Oct. 22 at Colorado W
Oct. 29 Washington St W
Nov. 5 at Washington W
Nov. 12 at Stanford L
Nov. 19 USC W
Nov. 26 Oregon State W

Oregon State
2011 Prediction: 1-11
2011 Record: 1-5
Oct. 22 Wash State L
Oct. 29 at Utah L
Nov. 5 Stanford L
Nov. 12 at California L
Nov. 19 Washington L
Nov. 26 at Oregon L

Stanford
2011 Prediction: 11-1
2011 Record: 6-0
Oct. 22 Washington W
Oct. 29 at USC L
Nov. 5 at Oregon State W
Nov. 12 Oregon W
Nov. 19 California W
Nov. 26 Notre Dame W

Washington
2011 Prediction: 8-4
2011 Record: 5-1
Oct. 22 at Stanford L
Oct. 29 Arizona W
Nov. 5 Oregon L
Nov. 12 at USC L
Nov. 19 at Oregon State W
Nov. 26 Washington St W

Washington State
2011 Prediction: 5-7
2011 Record: 3-3
Oct. 22 Oregon State W
Oct. 29 at Oregon L
Nov. 5 at California L
Nov. 12 Arizona State L
Nov. 19 Utah W
Nov. 26 at Washington L

SOUTH

Arizona
2011 Prediction: 3-9
2011 Record: 1-5
Oct. 20 UCLA L
Oct. 29 at Washington L
Nov. 5 Utah W
Nov. 12 at Colorado L
Nov. 19 at Arizona State L
Nov. 26 Louisiana W

Arizona State
2011 Prediction: 10-2
2011 Record: 5-2
Oct. 22 OPEN DATE
Oct. 29 Colorado W
Nov. 5 at UCLA W
Nov. 12 at Washington St W
Nov. 19 Arizona W
Nov. 26 California W

Colorado
2011 Prediction: 2-10
2011 Record: 1-6
Oct. 22 Oregon L
Oct. 29 at Arizona State L
Nov. 5 USC L
Nov. 12 Arizona W
Nov. 19 at UCLA L
Nov. 26 at Utah L

UCLA
2011 Prediction: 5-7
2011 Record: 3-3
Oct. 20 at Arizona W
Oct. 29 California L
Nov. 5 Arizona State L
Nov. 12 at Utah L
Nov. 19 Colorado W
Nov. 26 at USC L  

USC
2011 Prediction: 9-3
2011 Record: 5-1
Oct. 22 at Notre Dame L
Oct. 29 Stanford W
Nov. 5 at Colorado W
Nov. 12 Washington W
Nov. 19 at Oregon L
Nov. 26 UCLA W

Utah
2011 Prediction: 6-6
2011 Record: 3-3
Oct. 22 at California L
Oct. 29 Oregon State W
Nov. 5 at Arizona L
Nov. 12 UCLA W
Nov. 19 at Washington St L
Nov. 26 Colorado W

Offensive Player of the Midseason  
LaMichael James, RB Oregon

Defensive Player of the Midseason
Vontaze Burfict, LB Arizona State 

2011 Midseason All-Pac-12 Offense
QB - Andrew Luck, Jr. Stanford
RB - LaMichael James, Jr. Oregon
RB - Chris Polk, Jr. Washington
WR – Keenan Allen, Soph. Cal
WR - Robert Woods, Soph. USC
TE – Coby Fleener, Sr. Stanford
OL - David DeCastro, Jr. Stanford
OL - Matt Kalil, Jr. USC
OL - Jonathan Martin, Jr. Stanford
OL - Ryan Miller, Sr. Colorado
OL - Mitchell Schwartz, Sr. Cal
PK – Andre Heidari, Fr. USC
KR – Isiah Barton, Sr. Washington St

2011 Midseason All-Pac 12 Defense
DL – Scott Crichton, Fr. Oregon State
DL – Dion Jordan, Jr. Oregon
DL - Travis Long, Jr. Wash State
DL – Nick Perry, Jr. USC
LB - Vontaze Burfict, Jr. Arizona State
LB – Cort Dennison, Sr. Washington
LB - Chase Thomas, Sr. Stanford
DB – John Boyett, Jr. Oregon
DB - T.J. McDonald, Jr. USC
DB - Sean Parker, Soph. Washington
DB – Jordan Poyer, Jr. Oregon State
P – Kyle Dugandzic, Jr. Arizona
PR – Jamal Miles, Jr. Arizona State

Ten Best Pac-12 Players of the Midseason
1. RB LaMichael James, Jr. Oregon
2. QB Andrew Luck, Jr. Stanford
3. WR Robert Woods, Soph. USC
4. QB Matt Barkley, Jr. USC
5. LB Vontaze Burfict, Jr. Arizona State
6. QB Keith Price, Soph. Washington
7. RB Chris Polk, Jr. Washington
8. QB Darron Thomas, Jr. Oregon
9. LB Chase Thomas, Sr. Stanford
10. Matt Kalil, Jr. USC

3 Biggest Surprises
1. Washington QB Keith Price
2. Utah’s 54-10 Holy War rout of BYU in Provo on Sept. 17
3. Washington State QB Marshall Lobbestael

3 Biggest Disappointments
1. Oregon CB Cliff Harris
2. Arizona
3. Oregon State

The Pac-12 Champion Will Be ... Stanford over Arizona State

Best Game of the First Half
Sept. 9 – Arizona State 37, Missouri 30 OT

Worst Game of the First Half
Sept. 17 – Oregon 56, Missouri State 7

Coach of the Midseason
Steve Sarkisian, Washington

Best Performance So Far
USC WR Robert Woods caught a school-record 17 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns to help the Trojans get past Minnesota on the opening weekend. Or, for that matter, when Woods burned Arizona for 14 receptions for 255 yards and two scores on Oct. 1.

Top Freshman
Scott Crichton, DE Oregon State

3 Big Calls For The Second Half
1. Unbeaten Stanford will defeat just one ranked team all year, yet still feel jobbed when it fails to qualify for a spot in the BCS National Championship Game.
2. At least one Pac-12 coach, likely either Arizona’s Mike Stoops or UCLA’s Rick Neuheisel, will get the hook before the end of the regular season.
3. An already resurgent Wazzu offense will become even more potent once QB Jeff Tuel is healthy enough to regain his old starting job.

Best Remaining Conference Game
Oregon at Stanford, Nov. 12

Week 7 Game Recaps & Analysis
BYU at Oregon State
USC at California
Utah at Pittsburgh
Colorado at Washington
Stanford at Washington State
Arizona State at Oregon

Week 6 Game Recaps & Analysis  
California at Oregon
Arizona State at Utah
Arizona at Oregon State
Colorado at Stanford
Washington State at UCLA

Week 5 Game Recaps & Analysis
Arizona at USC
Washington State at Colorado
Washington at Utah
UCLA at Stanford
Oregon State at Arizona State

Week 4 Game Recaps & Analysis
- UCLA at Oregon State
- California at Washington
- Oregon at Arizona
- Colorado at Ohio State
- USC at Arizona State

Week 3 Game Recaps & Analysis
- Colorado State at Colorado
- Washington State at San Diego State
- Missouri State at Oregon
- Texas at UCLA
- Arizona State at Illinois
- Washington at Nebraska
- Utah at BYU
- Presbyterian at California
- Syracuse at USC
- Stanford at Arizona

Week 2 Game Recaps & Analysis
- Arizona at Oklahoma State -14
- Stanford -21 at Duke
- Oregon State at Wisconsin -21
- Hawaii at Washington -6.5
- Nevada at Oregon -26.5
- California -6.5 at Colorado
- UNLV at Washington State -14
- Utah at USC -8.5
- San Jose State at UCLA -21.5
- Missouri at Arizona State -7.5

Week 1 Game Recaps & Analysis
- Montana State at Utah
- UC Davis at Arizona State
- Minnesota at USC
- Sacramento State at Oregon State
- Idaho State at Washington St
- San Jose State at Stanford
- Colorado at Hawaii
- Northern Arizona at Arizona
- UCLA at Houston
- Oregon vs. LSU  
- Eastern Washington at Washington
- Fresno State at California