Emerald City Swagger: PAC-12 Football Power Rankings week of 9/24
By Ed Stein
10 through 4
10) Arizona (2-2, 1-0) – Last Week: Arizona beat Oregon State at home 35-14. This Week: vs. USC. Note: Yea, the Wildcats beat a BCS team. Wait, does OSU count as a BCS team?
9) Arizona State (2-2, 0-1) – Last Week: Lost at #11 Washington, 27-20. This Week: vs. Oregon State. Note: A tough loss for ASU at Husky Stadium which they will take out on OSU.
8) Utah (2-1, 0-1) – Last Week: Idle. This Week: at Washington State. Note: The Utes spent last week licking their wounds after Washington beat them in Salt Lake City on 9/15. Washington State is no gimmie in Pullman.
7) Washington State (3-1, 0-1). Last Week: The Washington State Cougars lost to USC 39-36. It was a game they could have and probably should have won. WSU quarterback Gardner Minshew II threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns. The Cougs corners gave up some big plays to USC’s superior receivers. A missed extra point and blocked field goal didn’t help. This Week: at Washington State. Note: Beating Utah would show the rest of the conference that Wazoo is no pushover.
6) USC (2-2, 1-1) – Last Week: A 39-36 home win over Washington State in the L.A. Coliseum. Next Week: at Arizona. Note: Was last week’s win against WSU quarterback JT Daniels’ coming out party?
5) Colorado (3-0, 0-0) – Last Week: Idle. Next Week: vs. UCLA. Note: The Buffalo’s don’t face a ranked team until Washington on October 20. By then Colorado could be 6-0.
4) California (3-0, 0-0) – Ranked 24. Last Week: Idle. Next Week: vs 19 Oregon. Note: Cal has beat a few good teams so far this season. Oregon will be a huge test.