[CTcard]

WSU is currently 10th in the playoff rankings.  So, they basically need to win out and hope that 6 teams ahead of them lose.

WSU is actually 8th in the current playoff rankings.

By definition, two of the teams above them will lose another game due to playing each other.
There are three (relevant) undefeated teams - Bama, Clemson, und. Bama winning out will eliminate two above WSU - Clemson and und don't play other contenders and unless they lose twice are probably in.
Then WSU left with having to pass Michigan and Oklahoma. Both have several chances to lose still.

If there are few enough one loss conference champs, WSU will get in. The problem this year is that und looks likely to end up in the mix, and thus likely to kick out one conference champ.

At the moment, I think that Utah is the best team in the Pac-12. 

I've been wondering about that.

On the one hand they have just had four big wins, with 40+ points scored and at least a two score margin each. Impressive.

On the other hand, they've been awfully lucky with opponent woes during that stretch. 
- Stanford was beat up and exhausted for that game and still outgained the Utes (which they haven't done all that often this year) but gave away the game on turnovers and stupid things.
- Arizona had Tate injured early so he hardly played. 
- $C had Daniels injured and eventually replaced by Fink (who also got injured)
- UCLA had Thompson-Robinson injured the week before, and never got into the game.

[CTcard]

WSU is currently 10th in the playoff rankings.  So, they basically need to win out and hope that 6 teams ahead of them lose.

WSU is actually 8th in the current playoff rankings.

By definition, two of the teams above them will lose another game due to playing each other.
There are three (relevant) undefeated teams - Bama, Clemson, und. Bama winning out will eliminate two above WSU - Clemson and und don't play other contenders and unless they lose twice are probably in.
Then WSU left with having to pass Michigan and Oklahoma. Both have several chances to lose still.

If there are few enough one loss conference champs, WSU will get in. The problem this year is that und looks likely to end up in the mix, and thus likely to kick out one conference champ.

At the moment, I think that Utah is the best team in the Pac-12. 

I've been wondering about that.

On the one hand they have just had four big wins, with 40+ points scored and at least a two score margin each. Impressive.

On the other hand, they've been awfully lucky with opponent woes during that stretch. 
- Stanford was beat up and exhausted for that game and still outgained the Utes (which they haven't done all that often this year) but gave away the game on turnovers and stupid things.
- Arizona had Tate injured early so he hardly played. 
- $C had Daniels injured and eventually replaced by Fink (who also got injured)
- UCLA had Thompson-Robinson injured the week before, and never got into the game.