Despite two of the top four teams in the conference not playing on Saturday, this was one of the more impactful days of the year in the Pac-12 conference.
It solidified what fans in Eugene have felt for a few weeks now — the Oregon Ducks are the best team out west.
With the No. 9 Ducks’ 45-30 dismantling of the No. 10 UCLA Bruins, it’s clear that Dan Lanning’s squad holds the top spot in the power rankings for the second week in a row, and gives them pole-position in the race to get to the Pac-12 Championship game.
Both USC and Utah were on bye weeks after the Utes’ upset over the Trojans last week, so there was no movement there. However, teams like Oregon State, Washington and — shockingly — Stanford all pulled off important victories.
It caused a bit of a shakeup in the bottom-half of the standings. Here is where everything lies after Week 8 of action in the Pac-12.