Ducks Wire published ESPN’s top 25 and included some comments from the article on Pac-12 teams in the top 25. There has been a shakeup in the Pac-12 power structure after UCLA hammered Utah over the past weekend in Pasadena.
We are adjusting to this new reality, having published a story earlier on Monday with a bunch of scenarios for USC, UCLA and Oregon to meet in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Utah has not been eliminated, but the Utes are clearly in deep trouble.
Here are the ESPN power rankings, with a note: USC is higher here than in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll or the Associated Press Poll. See where the Trojans ended up: