PAC-12 Football Power Rankings week ending 11/30
Every week for the remainder of the college football season, Pacific Northwest Sports puts out our weekly Pac-12 power rankings. These are the rankings for the week ending 11/30.
Pacific Northwest Sports continues our PAC-12 football power rankings. We will run this feature through the last Bowl game. It’s a bit difficult in some places to rank teams because of COVID-19 related cancellations.
Only nine conference squads were in action last week because there were teams that couldn’t field the required 53 available scholarship players due to positive tests and contact tracing. Even with a few teams MIA, it was a good week of football. One major upset caused big changes in the rankings this week.
Here are our PAC-12 Power Rankings for the week ending November 30, 2020, with a Pacific Northwest twist.
12. Arizona Wildcats (0–3)
Last game: (11/28) Disappointment continues for the 2020 Arizona Wildcats. UCLA’s early ineptitude opened to door for the Wildcats to take a 7-0 lead less than five minutes into the game. The Bruins stormed back with 20 straight points. It was over by halftime.
Not only did Arizona lose the game, but they also lost Grant Gunnell to a shoulder injury on the first play of the game. UA’s quarterback was slammed to the turf by an unblocked blitzer. His status going forward hasn’t been determined.
This week: Arizona hosts undefeated Colorado. It’s hard to see the Wildcats winning this one, especially if Gunnell is a no-go.
11. California Golden Bears (0–3)
Last game: (11/27) In a battle of winless teams, Cal came up short in the Big Game. At least it was close. The Golden Bears pulled within a point at 24-23 with 58 seconds left on a three-yard touchdown run by Christopher Brown Jr. Unfortunately, the extra point Cal needed to tie the game was blocked, and Stanford ran out the clock.
This week: There’s no time to sulk; a flock of angry birds is on the way to Berkeley. The Oregon Ducks come to town with a huge chip on their shoulder after an upset loss last week at Oregon State. This one could get out of hand quickly.