Thanks to North Carolina’s 17-10 loss at Virginia Tech, the Ducks moved up a spot to No. 11 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll that is usually released every Monday.
The first poll of the regular season was a day late since the college football week was a little longer in Week 1 with Ole Miss defeating Louisville Monday night.
Oregon began its season with a narrow 31-24 victory over Fresno State on Saturday. The new ranking sets up a huge matchup when the Ducks go to Columbus to face No. 3 Ohio State, who also moved up one spot with its win over Minnesota 45-31.
Making the biggest jump in the poll is Chip Kelly’s UCLA team who went from unranked to No. 16 with their 38-27 upset over LSU.
USC stayed at No. 14 even with their dominating 30-7 win over San Jose State. After just missing out on the Top 25 in the preseason, Utah enters the poll for the first time this season at No. 18 with the Utes’ 40-17 win over Weber State.
Washington, formerly No. 20 in the country, was dropped out of the poll as the Huskies were stunned 13-7 by Montana in Seattle in what many are saying is Washington’s worst loss in program history.