The Pac-12 Conference is 20-3 in nonconference games through Week 2 of the 2023 college football season. It’s a terrific start for a dying league. Annoyance at the Pac-12 CEO Group for allowing this conference to die will remain considerable throughout the season no matter what, but the intensity of that annoyance will grow if the Pac-12 makes a serious run at the College Football Playoff.
With Oregon winning at Texas Tech and Utah winning at Baylor, two playoff contenders remained on course. Washington State also beat Wisconsin. All the really good teams in the league handled their business. Let’s now see how teams stack up in a 1-through-12 rankings list.
Remember: Rankings are not postseason projections. They are not indications of who would be favored in Las Vegas on a neutral field. Rankings are — and should be — reflections of resumes, what teams have accomplished. We stick to that approach and advise you to do the same.
Here are our latest Pac-12 power rankings — not the measurements of the best teams, but of the best resumes — through Week 2: