This week’s final Pac-12 Power Rankings looks similar to the initial rankings 12 weeks ago.
The top 3 teams (USC, Stanford and Washington) remain the same, although the Huskies were No. 1 in Week 1 followed by the Trojans and Cardinal.
Arizona State began the season at No. 11 in our rankings and climbed to No. 6 this week – the biggest jump in the Pac-12. However, the Sun Devils administration was expecting more improvement and released coach Todd Graham.
We didn’t know what to make of Oregon and first-year coach Willie Taggart in September and had the Ducks at No.