POWER RANKINGS

Breaking down the Pac-12

1. Utah:

Seven Pac-12 wins is the most ever for Utah, which won six in both 2015 and 2018.

2. Oregon:

Bright side of upset loss at Arizona State was season-low 12 yards in penalties.

3. USC:

Trojans on a bye week, but can clinch a spot in the Pac-12 title game if Colorado defeats Utah. New AD Mike Bohn likely spending the week determining Clay Helton’s future.

4. Arizona State:

Sun Devils are 5-4 against ranked opponents in two seasons under coach Herm Edwards.

5. Washington State:

QB Anthony Gordon set the Pac-12 single-season record with 45 touchdown passes, breaking the mark of 43 set by Jared Goff in 2015 and Jake Browning in 2016.

6. California:

Senior Evan Weaver is one of six finalists for the Butkus Award given to the nation’s top linebacker.

7. Colorado:

Wide receiver Laviska Shenault moved into eight place in school history with 147 catches while ranking 11th with 1,900 yards.

8. Washington:

Huskies have averaged 38.0 points against WSU in five games under coach Chris Petersen.

9. Oregon State:

Running back Artavis Pierce ranks 10th in school history with 2,103 rushing yards followed by teammate Jermar Jefferson in 12th at 1,984.

10. Stanford:

Coach David Shaw won at least eight games in each of his first eight seasons, but the Cardinal will finish below .500 and miss a bowl game in his ninth year.

11. UCLA:

Joshua Kelley needs 16 yards to become the eighth running back in school history to post consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

12. Arizona:

Wildcats had an average attendance of 39,538 at Arizona Stadium, their lowest mark since 1975.