Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
Many of you have wanted to know how things would pencil out if I averaged the Pac-10 position rankings I've been doing over the past week or so.
First, a couple of notes.
- Every school ranked No. 8, 9 or 10 in at least one position
- Only Stanford and Washington State didn't rank No. 1 or No. 2 at a position.
- It was feast or famine for UCLA, which ranked No. 1 or No. 2 at tight end, kicker, linebacker and defensive tackle and No. 9 or 10 at quarterback and offensive line. Those latter two -- critical positions -- should give pause to those writing too much into where the Bruins finished.
- Obviously my belief that Arizona is underrated translated to the position rankings.
- Washington State ranked No. 9 or 10 in eight of 12 categories, but ranked No. 4 at kicker and punter, which nearly pulled the Cougars out of the cellar.
- Washington also ranked No. 9 or 10 in eight of 12 categories, but a No. 2 ranking at quarterback should provide hope -- no pressure, Jake Locker.
- Keep in mind that much happened during the course of making these rankings: USC cornerback Shareece Wright became academically ineligible; Arizona tight end Rob Gronkowski will miss the opener due to a nagging back injury; USC receiver Ronald Johnson broke his collarbone; California tapped a kicker No. 1 whom I'd never heard of until today, etc.
- The fact that kicker and punter are worth as much as quarterback and offensive line should help you look at these rankings for amusement purpose only -- right Oregon State fans?
School.... Average rank
- USC... 3.33
- California... 3.75
- Arizona... 4.08
- UCLA... 4.67
- Oregon... 4.83
- Oregon State... 5.08
- Arizona State... 6.08
- Stanford... 6.50
- Washington... 8.25
- Washington State... 8.42
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