National TV viewership numbers through three weeks

The 2022 college football season has been full of excitement and unpredictability, which is what it entails every season.

The Pac-12 Conference as we know it is down to its final couple of years with UCLA and USC headed to the Big Ten (for now). But, through three weeks, Pac-12 games are drawing some strong viewership numbers when they play on national television.

SuperWest Sports compiled a ranking of each team’s national TV numbers through the first quarter of the season. However, UCLA isn’t on here because they’ve only played on the Pac-12 Network, so there are just 11 of the 12 conference teams on this list. This list also doesn’t take into account the number of games teams have had on national TV, so it’s somewhat skewed.

11
ARIZONA STATE: 1.02 MILLION

Sep 25, 2021; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Herm Edwards looks on against the Colorado Buffaloes during the first half at Sun Devil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Herm Edwards is gone, so maybe more fans tune in to watch the Sun Devils now.

10
OREGON STATE: 1.25 MILLION

Sep 3, 2022; Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Oregon State Beavers running back Trey Lowe (21) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Boise State Broncos at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

This is surprising, especially because Oregon State is off to a hot 3-0 start.

9
ARIZONA: 1.73 MILLION

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

Arizona won just one game last season, but they have already doubled that through three weeks and the Cats are somewhat exciting.

8
COLORADO: 2.75 MILLION

Sep 17, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford (88) catches a pass Colorado Buffaloes…