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Utah continues their ascent up our rankings, after free falling for a couple of straight weeks, which is to be expected after those two losses. The Utes are up to No. 5 in our poll, which is exactly where I have them. They can take another big step with a win over USC this week. We all have Oregon at No. 1 after their performance against Washington, but I think they may stumble this week. The one area where I’m a bit surprised is that not all of us have Arizona at 12 right now. Without Tate, and a semblance of an offensive identity, combined with a terrible defense, I just don’t see how the Wildcats can compete right now. UCLA is also starting to show some signs of life by pulling themselves off the mat a little bit, getting Chip Kelly’s first win at the school.
Check out our full power poll below:
Pac-12 Power Poll Week 8
| Rank | Shane | Alex | Brittany | AJ | Hunter | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Shane | Alex | Brittany | AJ | Hunter | Overall |
| 1 | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon |
| 2 | Washington | Washington | Washington State | Washington | Washington | Washington |
| 3 | Washington State | Washington State | Washington | USC | Washington State | Washington State |
| 4 | USC | USC | USC | Washington State | Utah | USC |
| 5 | Utah | Colorado | Utah | Colorado | USC | Utah |
| 6 | Stanford | Utah | Colorado | Utah | Stanford | Colorado |
| 7 | Colorado | Stanford | Stanford | Stanford | Colorado | Stanford |
| 8 | ASU | ASU | ASU | Arizona | ASU | ASU |
| 9 | UCLA | Arizona | UCLA | ASU | UCLA | UCLA |
| 10 | Cal | UCLA | Arizona | UCLA | Cal | Arizona |
| 11 | Oregon State | Cal | Cal | Oregon State | Oregon State | Cal |
| 12 | Arizona | Oregon State | Oregon State | Cal | Arizona | Oregon State |