Perhaps it was Idaho, not Washington State, we were wrong about in Week 1.
After the Cougars barely defeated the Vandals to kick off the season, they stormed back and pulled off a stunning victory over No. 19 Wisconsin – while Idaho gave Big Ten foe Indiana quite a scare.
Regardless, Jake Dickert’s squad is moving well up this week’s power rankings, on what was largely a game of blowouts across the Pac-12.
USC slammed the door early on Stanford in the league’s only conference matchup, while Oregon, Washington, UCLA, and Utah each secured blowout victories over inferior opponents in the non-conference slate.
Oregon State and Cal struggled with, but ultimately defeated, Mountain West opponents while lowly Colorado got blasted by Air Force, losing 41-10.
All this created a fair amount of movement in this week’s power rankings, with five or six teams who could easily be ranked inside the top three.
Here is a look at the Pac-12 power rankings after Week 2 action: