NCAA Football

WSU drops to 15, UW to 12 in AP poll

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After a blowout loss to Cal on Friday night, Washington State dropped to No. 15 in the AP Poll; while in state rival Washington dropped to No. 12 after a disappointing 7-13 loss in Tempe, Ariz.

Despite the blowout loss, the Cougs are still in the top-15. WSU’s drop in the rankings was probably blunted by the fact that its two signature wins — USC and Boise State — won this weekend.  The good news is that Washington State is still in position to claw its way back into the playoff discussion if it wins out, including the Pac-12 title.

As for Washington, they dropped to No. 12 after the loss in the desert. The Huskies’ drop was probably made worse by the fact that they haven’t played a ranked team yet and their signature win (so far) is over the Cal team that just smoked WSU. UW is in a better position than the Cougs as they’re strength of schedule will get better during the second half of the season..

USC, because of its win, vaulted past both Washington schools to become the No. 11 team in the country and the highest rated Pac-12 team in the poll. As for Stanford, the Cardinal moved up one spot to No. 22 after demolishing Oregon.

The full top-25 is below, courtesy of the AP.

1
Alabama (61)
Record: 7-0
PV Rank

1

Points

1,525

2
Record: 6-0
3
1,432
3
Record: 7-0
4
1,417
4
Record: 6-0
6
1,322
5
Record: 6-0
7
1,241
6
Record: 6-1
9
1,184
7
Record: 6-1
2
1,117
8
Record: 5-0
11
1,109
9
Record: 5-1
12
1,066
10
Record: 5-1
14
900
11
Record: 6-1
13
886
12
Record: 6-1
5
811
13
16
798
14
Record: 5-1
15
727
15
Record: 6-1
8
578
16
Record: 6-0
18
573
16
Record: 6-1
20
573
18
Record: 5-1
21
563
19
Record: 5-1
17
558
20
Record: 5-0
22
387
21
Record: 5-2
10
303
22
Record: 5-2
23
274
23
Record: 4-2
157
24
Record: 5-2
108
25
Record: 5-1
62

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