The Pac-12 dissolved 13 months ago, but one vestige of the former conference remains relevant to the college football season unfolding this fall: the bowl lineup.

The legacy teams are tied to the same postseason arrangement that existed prior to collapse, albeit with one critical change. Instead of using conference record to establish the pecking order, overall record is the determinant.

Each week, the Hotline will project and assess the postseason status for all 12 teams.

Week 1 is made for overreactions, so here’s ours: Arizona is bowl-bound.

That’s right. After one victory, we are slotting the Wildcats into the postseason and not giving the decision a second thought.

It’s based on two interconnected factors:

— The Wildcats looked sharper, faster, tougher and better prepared Saturd

See Full Page