Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

POWER RANKINGS

Breaking down the Pac-12

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1. Utah:

Defense has allowed less than 40 rushing yards in one half during each of the first two games.

2. USC:

True freshman quarterbac­k Kedon Slovis, who took over when JT Daniels suffered a season-ending injury in the opener, leads the nation with a 82.9 completion percentage.

3. Oregon:

Ducks matched the most points in Autzen Stadium history during a 77-6 win over Nevada that featured 11 touchdowns by 11 different players.

4. Washington State:

Forced four turnovers in win over Northern Colorado to improve to 25-5 in the last five years when forcing multiple turnovers in a game.

5. Colorado:

Steven Montez tossed a 96-yard touchdown pass to K.D. Nixon in a 34-31 win over Nebraska to set the school record for longest play from scrimmage.

6. California:

Linebacker Evan Weaver earned a few national defensive player of the week honors after having 18 tackles in a win over Washington.

7. Stanford:

Junior Davis Mills went 22-for-36 for 237 yards in his first start against USC, but will likely go back to the bench with K.J. Costello expected to return from injury.

8. Washington:

Peyton Henry became the first Husky kicker with four field goals in a game against California, including a careerlong 49-yarder.

9. Arizona State:

Sun Devils boast the nation’s longest active FBS streak of scoring more than seven points in a game with 136 in a row.

10. Arizona:

Set a school record with 51 first-half points during a 65-41 win over Northern Arizona.

11. UCLA:

After opening with losses to Cincinnati and San Diego State, Chip Kelly is 0-4 against Group of Five opponents in two seasons with the Bruins.

12. Oregon State:

After scoring 64 points in first three halves this season, Beavers were shut out in second half of 31-28 loss at Hawaii.

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