Volley Talk has a thread Pac-12 2022, which generally places the teams into:
Group 1: Stanford, Ducks, Huskies
Group 2: Colorado, Utah, USC, WSU
Group 3: UCLA, AZ, ASU, Oregon State, CAL

Some of the comments about Cal:
1. Grote is carrying the team in most wins, but their serve receives and hitting efficiency really struggles at times.
2. If Cal can get some more kills from players other than Grote, it should help them a lot. Even if they do, I think they'll be in the bottom group, but it should be more enjoyable for their fans.
3. Cal definitely has the chance to beat teams in that bottom group.
4. I'm glad they mostly scheduled cupcakes, so their win percentage is pretty good (.700). I'm not sure how any of them (the players) will do against PAC teams. We shall see.

We'll see.

They open Pac-12 play at home on Wednesday hosting Stanford (Group 1). Then hit the road on Friday to Oregon State (Group 3). That's followed by a home match against Washington State (Group 2) on Sept. 30.