The first week of the 2022 Pac-12 college football season was a disaster in nearly every way. No. 7 Utah and No. 11 Oregon lost to unranked Florida and No. 3 Georgia, respectively.
Oregon losing isn’t a huge surprise, but failing to score a touchdown and giving up 49 points is a debacle, even if it was against the defending champions.
Meanwhile, a costly interception from Cam Rising cost the Utes a much-needed victory, leaving the USC Trojans in the top spot of our power rankings after the first week of action.
Oregon State picked up a nice win over Boise State while Arizona defeated San Diego State, helping the Pac-12 at least maintain some credibility against Mountain West (and potentially future Pac-12?) opponents.
Here’s a full look at our Week 1 power rankings after each team’s first game: