AP Top 25 for Week 9: Pac-12 has 6 teams ranked in top-25
The Pac-12 has six teams once again ranked inside the latest AP Top 25.
Washington remains the highest-ranked Pac-12 squad despite struggling with a 1-6 Arizona State team at home in Week 8.
The Oregon Ducks handled Washington State, 38-24, to hold on to its top-10 ranking at No. 8 this week. Oregon State moved up 1 spot after its bye week. Utah inched up to No. 13 after a 34-32 win over USC in Los Angeles.
After what was the program’s second consecutive loss, the Trojans clung to their spot in the overall ranking but fell out of the top 20 for the first time under Lincoln Riley. USC now stands at No. 24 in the poll.
UCLA blasted Stanford 42-7 and moved up two spots to No. 23 in the poll as a result.
The full AP Top 25 can be seen below, with first-place votes in parentheses:
1 Georgia (38)
2 Michigan (19)
3 Ohio State (3)
4 Florida State (3)
5 Washington
6 Oklahoma
7 Texas
8 Oregon
9 Alabama
10 Penn State
11 Oregon State
12 Ole Miss
13 Utah
14 Notre Dame
15 LSU
16 Mizzou
17 North Carolina
18 Louisville
19 Air Force
20 Duke
21 Tennessee
22 Tulane
23 UCLA
24 USC
25 James Madison
Others receiving votes:
Florida 34, Liberty 17, Kansas St. 16, Miami 12, Fresno St. 8, Oklahoma St. 5, Toledo 3, Kentucky 2, Rutgers 2, UNLV 1, Wisconsin 1