Salt Lake City – College football season is officially underway, which means it’s time for Week 8 of the Big 12 PAC-12 Power Poll.
Every Tuesday on 97.5’s KSL Sports Zone, Jake Scott, Ben Anderson and Sarah Hussain rank the 26 teams in the Big 12 and PAC-12 all season long.
Based on how this season has played out, let’s take a look at the Week 8 reaction to the Big-PAC Power Poll.
You can listen to the full BIG-PAC Power Poll here
Week 8: Big 12 PAC-12 Power Poll
| rank | team | record | Final result | next opponent | Previous ranking |
| Week 8 | |||||
| 26 | arizona | 1-5 | good bye | @Washington 6-0 | twenty five |
| twenty five | cincinnati | 2-4 | Iowa State University 30-10 | vs. Baylor 2-4 | twenty three |
| twenty four | baylor | 2-4 | good bye | @Cincinnati 2-4 | twenty two |
| twenty three | stanford | 2-4 | W Colorado 46-43 | vs. UCLA 4-2 | 26 |
| twenty two | California | 3-4 | L Utah 34-14 | good bye | twenty one |
| twenty one | colorado | 3-3 | L Stanford 46-43 | good bye | 18 |
| 20 | houston | 3-3 | W West Virginia 41-39 | vs. Texas 5-1 | twenty four |
| 19 | central florida | 3-3 | good bye | @Oklahoma 6-0 | 20 |
| 18 | Texas Tech University | 3-4 | L Kansas State University 38-21 | @BYU 4-2 | 17 |
| 17 | BYU | 4-2 | L TCU 44-11 | vs. Texas Tech | 12 |
| 16 | TCU | 4-3 | W BYU 44-11 | @Kansas State University 4-2 | 19 |
| 15 | State of Washington | 4-2 | L Arizona 44-6 | @Oregon 5-1 | 8 |
| 14 | west virginia | 4-2 | L Houston 41-39 | vs. Oklahoma State University 4-2 | 11 |
| 13 | iowa | 4-3 | W Cincinnati 30-10 | good bye | 15 |
| 12 | Kansas | 4-2 | W Texas Tech 38-21 | vs. TCU 4-3 | 16 |
| 11 | Kansas | 5-2 | L Oklahoma State University 39-32 | good bye | Ten |
| Ten | University of California Los Angeles | 4-2 | L Oregon State University 36-24 | @Stanford 2-4 | 9 |
| 9 | oklahoma | 4-2 | W Kansas 39-32 | @West Virginia 4-2 | 14 |
| 8 | arizona | 4-3 | W Washington State University 44-6 | good bye | 13 |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 6-1 | L Notre Dame Cathedral 48-20 | vs. Utah 5-1 | Four |
| 6 | Utah | 5-1 | W California 34-14 | @USC 6-1 | 7 |
| Five | oregon | 6-1 | University of Wisconsin 36-24 | good bye | 6 |
| Four | Oregon | 5-1 | L Washington 36-33 | vs. Washington State University 4-2 | 2 |
| 3 | texas | 5-1 | good bye | @Houston 3-3 | Five |
| 2 | oklahoma | 6-0 | good bye | vs. Central Florida 3-3 | 3 |
| 1 | Washington | 6-0 | W Oregon 36-33 | vs. Arizona State University 1-5 | 1 |
Washington remains at the top of the polls after defeating Oregon in a tough game at home.
BYU struggled against TCU, dropping five spots to 17th, while Utah improved its game against California at Rice-Eccles Stadium, moving from seventh to sixth.
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Ben Anderson is a Utah Jazz affiliate for KSL Sports and co-hosts Jake and Ben with Jake Scott from 10-12 p.m. 97.5 KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter: @BensHoops or on instagram @BensHoops.
