Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

POWER RANKINGS

Breaking down the Pac-12

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1. Oregon:

Has not allowed a touchdown on 26 first-half drives by opponents this season.

2. Washington:

Huskies have combined to outscore their opponents 77-3 in the first quarter this season.

3. Utah:

Sixty straight sellouts at RiceEccles Stadium since 2010.

4. Arizona State:

Wins over California and Michigan State gave the Sun Devils two road wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 1997.

5. California:

Evan Weaver has 308 career tackles to tie current Carolina coach Ron Rivera for sixth in school history.

6. Washington State:

Coach Mike Leach called his team “fat, dumb, happy, and entitled” following a 38-13 loss to Utah.

7. Colorado:

Mel Tucker is the second CU coach to win his first two games against ranked opponents with victories against Arizona State and Nebraska.

8. USC:

Trojans will go three weeks without playing a Pac-12 game with a bye followed by a trip to Notre Dame.

9. Stanford:

Jet Toner, who made a 39-yard field goal with one second left to lift the Cardinal to a 31-28 win at Oregon State, was named Pac-12 special teams player of the week.

10. Arizona:

For the first time since 2010, the Wildcats have limited two straight Power 5 opponents to 20 points or less.

11. UCLA:

Quarterbac­k Dorian ThompsonRo­binson is questionab­le to play against Oregon State after leaving a loss at Arizona early Saturday due to an ankle injury.

12. Oregon State:

Two days after Beavers announced USC transfer Devon Williams would join the team as a wide receiver, the sophomore announced he would instead transfer to Oregon.

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