Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Arizona State | 11 | 1 | .917 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 40.7 | 18.0 | 19.92 | 3.59 | 20 | 2 | 4 | |
| Washington | 9 | 3 | .750 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 32.6 | 21.2 | 15.02 | 5.94 | 12 | 16 | ||
| Stanford | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 20.6 | 19.1 | 6.05 | 3.97 | ||||
| UCLA | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 30.0 | 28.9 | 6.12 | 6.94 | ||||
| Oregon | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 34.4 | 32.4 | 4.46 | 3.55 | 25 | |||
| California | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 31.8 | 33.9 | 1.23 | 2.82 | 19 | |||
| USC | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 27.1 | 22.3 | 8.23 | 6.23 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Arizona | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 28.2 | 25.5 | 4.80 | 3.25 | ||||
| Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 1.41 | 2.32 | ||||
| Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 19.6 | 35.3 | -12.04 | 1.23 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Ohio State (4) | 20 | Arizona State (2) | 17 | Pasadena, CA |
| 1996-12-31 | Sun Bowl | Stanford | 38 | Michigan State | 0 | El Paso, TX |
| 1996-12-30 | Holiday Bowl | Colorado (8) | 33 | Washington (13) | 21 | San Diego, CA |
| 1996-12-25 | Aloha Bowl | Navy | 42 | California | 38 | Honolulu, HI |
1996 Conference Leaders