The Pac-12 championship chase could have taken a weird and wild twist in the month of October, but other than UCLA beating Utah, nothing eye-popping happened over the past four weeks — at least not at the top of the conference standings.
Utah beat USC. That was a dramatic game, but it met preseason expectations and Las Vegas odds. This is what people thought would happen throughout the offseason.
The same is true for Oregon beating UCLA at home.
Washington State had a chance to beat a shorthanded Utah team on Thursday but failed. Arizona had a chance to beat a shorthanded USC team on Saturday but failed.
Where does this leave the Pac-12 football landscape after Week 9? Here are the rankings.