The USC Trojans and Oregon Ducks each picked up a victory to remain in a tight 1-2 race for the top spot in the Pac-12 power rankings.
USC defeated Washington State, 30-14, using a strong second half defensively to remain undefeated. Meanwhile, Oregon ran all over Jedd Fisch’s Wildcats, rushing for over 300 yards while putting up a strong performance defensively.
UCLA’s win over Utah was significant, further weakening Utah’s resume while keeping Chip Kelly’s Bruins undefeated ahead of Oct. 22’s matchup against Oregon in Eugene.
And the biggest upset of the week went to Arizona State, who dropped 45 points against Kalen DeBoer’s Washington Huskies to secure a victory. After a promising start, the Huskies traditionally strong defense has been lacking in a major way this year, which has turned out to be another disappointing one.
Below is our updated power rankings in the Pac-12 conference, as we get into mid-October and the meat of the college football season: