Eight of the Pac-12 teams are in the top 25 this week for the first time ever, although only two are in the top 10.
The WSU/OSU lawsuit will be interesting. The conference has millions in assets and according to the bylaws, they are the only two schools that have voting privileges since all the others have declared they are leaving.
I have to admit I was shocked at how fast it all fell apart once USC/UCLA made the initial announcement.
The conference only dates back to 1915, and only had 6 or 8 teams for many years, but the Pac-12 (in all it past iterations) has more NCAA national championships than any other conference if you include all sanctioned sports.
Hence, the claim of being the "Conference of Champions". Seems pretty clear to me that in the 21st century, money is more important than winning championships.
If anyone is interested, the Big-10 was formed in 1896. Michigan was one of the original members. Ohio State was not.