The season began on August 26, 2023, and ended with the 2023 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 1, 2023, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
[1][2][3][4] On August 27, Arizona State announced a self imposed 2023 bowl game ban due to recruiting violations from the 2020 season.
[10] The teams, representatives and times(PST) in respective order were as follows: Notes: † Coach Deion Sanders was not in attendance due to a medical issue, Colorado Defensive Coordinator Charles Kelly attended instead.
Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
All Pac–12 Honorable Mention (received votes from four or more members of the media): There was three coaching changes before the 2023 season.
On November 27, 2022, Arizona State hired Kenny Dillingham as the 26th head coach in team history.
[47] On December 3, 2022, Colorado hired Deion Sanders as the 28th head coach in team history[48] On December 11, 2022, Stanford hired Troy Taylor as the 35th head coach in program history.
[49] On November 25, following a loss to in-state rival Oregon and before their bowl game appearance, Johnathan Smith accepted the head coaching position at Michigan State, he finished his career at Oregon State with a record of 34–35.
The Pac-12 champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.
The following games include Pac-12 teams competing against Power Five conference teams from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC, plus independent Notre Dame (an ACC member in non-football sports).
Notes: Honorable mentions Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources.
[68][69] Fourth Team: 2023 College Football Award Winners Bold – At or Exceed capacity †Season High The NFL draft will be held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, MI.