The Colorado Buffaloes (6-2, 4-1 Pac-12) continued to impress the rest of the nation after a defensive shutdown road win over Stanford, earning a No. 23 ranking in the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls.
After being left out of the polls last week, the Buffs pushed back into the national spotlight for the second time in 2016. CU made an appearance in both polls following a week 4 win against Oregon (AP: No. 21, Coaches: No. 23) and were bounced out after losing their second game of the season to USC.
In the win over Stanford Colorado became bowl eligible for the first time in nine years.