PAC-12 Football Power Rankings week ending 10/3
Chip Clark
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Every week during the college football season, Pacific Northwest Sports puts out our Pac-12 power football rankings. After the second week of conference play, here’s how the teams stack up.
Last weekend, the Pac-12 had another slate of exciting games. Pacific Northwest Sports continues our 2022 PAC-12 football power rankings, which run through the last bowl game.
Rumors of the Pac-12’s demise appear to be greatly exaggerated. The conference now has five teams in the Top 25 (Washington State was 26th in the AP Poll). That’s more than the Big Ten (3), Big 12 (4), and ACC (4).
Here are our Power Rankings for the week ending October 3, with a Pacific Northwest twist.
12. Colorado Buffaloes (0–5 overall, 0-2 Pac-12)
Last Game: Arizona 43 – Colorado 20
Colorado lost one of their best chances to pick up a “W” this season. It was costly in more ways than one.
After the loss, Karl Dorrell became the second Pac-12 coach to lose his job this season (Herm Edwards – ASU). And it’s only early October.
This Week: Bye
A bye week is good news in Boulder. Colorado can’t lose if they don’t play.
11. Arizona State Sun Devils (1–4, 0-2)
Last Game: USC 42 – ASU 25
The Sun Devils went to Los Angeles and made a game of it in the first half, trailing 21-17 at the break. Then the wheels fell off.
This Week: vs. Washington, 1:00 PM – Pac-12 Networks
This probably isn’t the best week to take on Washington. The Huskies dropped their first game of 2022 last week at UCLA. They’ll want to bounce back strong on Saturday and make an example out of Arizona State.
Emory Jones scrambles for the Arizona State touchdown!! pic.twitter.com/N4jVMhswJm
— Brian Y (@byysports) October 2, 2022