Oregon surges in coaches poll following statement win over UCLA
After their 45-30 beatdown of UCLA in Eugene on Saturday, the Oregon Ducks have firmly cemented themselves back in the national spotlight and made a leap in the national rankings.
In Sunday’s updated USA Today Coaches Poll, the Ducks (7-1, 4-0) climbed two spots to No. 8 and are now the top-ranked team in the Pac-12.
Oregon received a season-high 1,125 points.
At this point, No. 6 Alabama is the only one-loss team ranked higher than Oregon.
Elsewhere in the Pac-12, USC (No. 11), Utah (No. 14), and UCLA (No. 15) all cracked the top-25.
Updated Coaches Poll following Week 8
- Georgia (7-0) (43 first-place votes)
- Ohio State (7-0) (17)
- Tennessee (7-0) (2)
- Michigan (7-0) (1)
- Clemson (8-0)
- Alabama (7-1)
- TCU (7-0)
- Oregon (6-1)
- Oklahoma State (6-1)
- Wake Forest (6-1)
- USC (6-1)
- Ole Miss (7-1)
- Penn State (6-1)
- Utah (5-2)
- UCLA (6-1)
- Syracuse (6-1)
- Kentucky (5-2)
- Illinois (6-1)
- Cincinnati (6-1)
- LSU (6-2)
- North Carolina (6-1)
- Kansas State (5-2)
- NC State (5-2)
- Tulane (7-1)
- South Carolina (5-2)
