PAC-10 wins bowl derby

The Pac-10 has finished its bowl season undefeated. Three of the victories were over higher ranked teams, with USC and California being the only teams favored. (Those two were also both lucky enough to get games in their own backyard.) Even looking at victories alone, the SEC is the only conference that has the potential to obtain more bowl victories. However, the SEC already has two bowl losses. More bowl teams is often a sign of a better conference. However, in this case, things are rigged somewhat against the PAC-10. The SEC has two additional teams, so there are two additional opportunities for bowl berths. The PAC-10 also plays 9 conference games (vs. 8 for all other conferences.) This means that half the teams will lose an additional game. In the SEC, this game would probably be an easy victory over a IAA cupcake. Sprinkle an extra loss on the bottom half of the SEC and you'd lose a couple of their bowl victories, making the PAC-10 appear even more dominant.