PAC 12 Roundup and Week 5 Power Rankings

So, what did we learn about the PAC 12 after an action-packed week 5? I have a few observations:

Washington is really the only team with a line of sight to a possible College Football Playoff berth. Still, their convincing win over BYU will more than be offset by the thrashing that a very good Notre Dame put on Stanford. At this point, the worst case scenario for UW is playing out both in the conference and across the country as it relates to Washington and the Playoff. But it is still early and there is still a lot of football to play.

The Cougs have a lot more going for them then just the Air Raid. That defense that we all thought was undersized has some hustle in it which could make the…