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PAC-12 Power Rankings Tiers Week 12: Huskies & Ducks a Cut Above

TJ Inman

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Tier V: Arizona State, California & Washington State
The Arizona State Sun Devils and California Golden Bears are 1-5 in the league with only five wins total between the two of them. Arizona State has a lot of injuries and has scored less than any team in the league while Cal has the worst defense in the PAC-12.
Tier I: Washington & Oregon
The Washington Huskies and Oregon Ducks sit alone in tier one. The two played a classic game once this season and they seem destined to meet again in the PAC-12 Championship with a potential College Football Playoff bid on the line. The Huskies are currently fifth in the country and Oregon is sixth and playing as well as anyone. Washington survived a scare from Utah but Michael Penix Jr. looked healthy and comfortable in the pocket again, a major boon for the Huskies moving forward. Oregon's Bo Nix threw for more than 400 yards with four touchdowns in a near flawless offensive showing against USC.
Tier II: Arizona, Oregon State & Utah
Arizona squeaked by Colorado and are now 5-2 in the league. Oregon State is also 5-2 after stomping Stanford but they close with Washington and Oregon. Utah is on the verge of dropping to tier three but their losses in the league have come to Washington, Oregon, and Oregon State while they have a win at USC. This tier is further away from tier one than they are from tier three.
Tier III: USC Trojans
USC sits at 5-3 in the PAC-12 but the Trojans defense is abominable and they have losses to Oregon, Washington, and Utah. USC has one spectacular player but not a whole lot else to be excited about.
Tier IV: UCLA, Stanford, Colorado
The Colorado Buffaloes started well but are now just 4-5 and 1-6 in PAC-12 play. The only conference win was over bottom-dwelling Arizona State. UCLA is bowl-eligible but they have not beaten any teams above them in the standings and just had an ugly loss to Arizona State. Stanford has been competitive and has won two conference games to elevate itself past the bottom tier.
Tier V: Arizona State, California & Washington State
The Arizona State Sun Devils and California Golden Bears are 1-5 in the league with only five wins total between the two of them. Arizona State has a lot of injuries and has scored less than any team in the league while Cal has the worst defense in the PAC-12.
Tier I: Washington & Oregon
The Washington Huskies and Oregon Ducks sit alone in tier one. The two played a classic game once this season and they seem destined to meet again in the PAC-12 Championship with a potential College Football Playoff bid on the line. The Huskies are currently fifth in the country and Oregon is sixth and playing as well as anyone. Washington survived a scare from Utah but Michael Penix Jr. looked healthy and comfortable in the pocket again, a major boon for the Huskies moving forward. Oregon's Bo Nix threw for more than 400 yards with four touchdowns in a near flawless offensive showing against USC.

PAC-12 Power Rankings Tiers Week 12: Huskies & Ducks a Cut Above

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