Ranking Conferences by 2015 NFL Pro Bowl Players: SEC Dominates

January 24, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Team Carter quarterback Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts (12) signs autographs during the 2015 Pro Bowl practice at Scottsdale Community College. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

4. Pac-12

Number of Players in the Pro Bowl: 15

Number of Players Per Team on Average: 1.25

Breakdown

California Golden Bears- 5

Oregon Ducks- 2

Stanford Cardinal- 2

USC Trojans- 2

Arizona Wildcats- 1

UCLA Bruins- 1

Utah Utes- 1

Washington Huskies- 1

Arizona State Sun Devils- 0

Colorado Buffaloes- 0

Oregon State Beavers- 0

Washington State Cougars- 0

Analysis

The Pac-12 fared much better than the Big Ten this year, and one particular team, the California Golden Bears, managed to carry the torch.

Just like the Big Ten, this conference managed to shine with quarterbacks. Aaron Rodgers is another superstar just like Brady and Brees, and so is luck. So we can check off the debate in that category.

There are also quite a few superstar running backs in this conference, including Marshawn Lynch, Justin Forsett, and C.J. Anderson. Okay, so it’s really just Cal dominating the running backs.

But Cal carried this conference in the Pro Bowl this year, so it’s entitled to dictate the most represented position in it.

However, despite faring so much better than the Big Ten, the Pac-12 joins the conference in being behind somebody else just barely despite having more players in the Pro Bowl. That conference is…

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