Oregon Ducks stay put in latest AP football poll, but UCLA makes a big jump
No. 12 Oregon didn’t move up in the Associated Press top-25 poll after its Saturday night rout of Arizona.
But UCLA did.
The No. 11 Bruins, who beat then-No. 11 Utah in the Rose Bowl on Saturday, moved up seven spots and jumped the Ducks in the rankings, adding another level of excitement to their game at Autzen Stadium on Oct. 22 following a bye week for both UCLA and Oregon.
The Ducks (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12) won their fifth straight game Saturday as they defeated the Wildcats 49-22 in Arizona Stadium.
But that wasn’t enough to move up in the AP poll despite the loss by the Utes, though Oregon remains the highest-ranked one-loss team.
Besides the Bruins (6-0, 3-0), the Pac-12 is also represented by No. 7 Southern California (6-0, 4-0), who dropped one spot despite a 30-14 win against Washington State, and the No. 20 Utes (4-2, 2-1).
A week after getting dropped from No. 1 to No. 2, Georgia (6-0) returned to the top spot as Alabama fell to No. 3 after a sluggish win against Texas A&M. Ohio State is ranked second.
There was less chaos in Sunday's USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches poll.
The Ducks moved up one spot to No. 11, followed by No. 12 UCLA. There was no movement from the previous poll in the top 10, including at the top where Alabama remains No. 1, followed by No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Ohio State.
Other Pac-12 teams in the USA TODAY poll are No. 6 USC and No. 19 Utah.
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