AP Top 25: Washington enters Top 10, Oregon remains ahead of Oregon State
At the conclusion of the regular season, the Pac-12 has six teams still ranked in the AP Top 25.
The latest media poll, released Sunday, features half of the Pac-12’s membership nestled inside the first 20 spots. USC is the highest-ranked of the bunch, entering the top four for the first time this season after a 38-27 win over Notre Dame. On the heels of its Apple Cup win over Washington State, Washington jumped into the top 10 (No. 9) for the first time since 2018.
Utah moved up to No. 12 after a 63-21 demolition of Colorado. The Utes spent the entire regular season ranked inside the top 20 for the second time in four years.
Despite a 38-34 loss to the Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon remains ahead of Oregon State in the latest media poll, with the two in-state counterparts sitting at No. 15 and No. 16, respectively. Both teams were ranked as high as 10th by voters this week. Three had Oregon as low as 19th. Oregon State’s lowest ranking was 20th.
UCLA, which survived an upset bid from Cal on Friday, held at No. 17 in the poll.
The conference will now turn its attention to the Pac-12 Championship Game next Friday in Las Vegas. USC (11-1, 8-1 Pac-12) will face Utah (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12) at 5 p.m. PT on FOX.
You can see the rest of this week’s AP Top 25 below:
- Georgia (58)
- Michigan (5)
- TCU
- USC
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Tennessee
- Penn State
- Washington
- Clemson
- LSU
- Utah
- Kansas State
- Florida State
- Oregon
- Oregon State
- UCLA
- Tulane
- Notre Dame
- South Carolina
- Texas
- UCF
- UTSA
- North Carolina
- Mississippi State
Receiving votes: Troy 80, North Carolina State 62, Cincinnati 43, Boise State 39, Purdue 24, Ole Miss 22, South Alabama 12, Illinois 10, Coastal Carolina 6, Pittsburgh 5, Fresno State 4, James Madison 4, Ohio 2, Minnesota 1