Pac 12 Power Rankings Week 4: Three teams remain undefeated

Sep 17, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal quarterback Ryan Burns (17) passes against the USC Trojans during a NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal quarterback Ryan Burns (17) passes against the USC Trojans during a NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Pac-12 Week 4 Power Rankings are out. Which of the three undefeated teams will be next to fall?

The Pac-12 football Week 4 power rankings are now out, and three teams remain undefeated. I will be taking a look at each team and rank them based on performance and their previous ranking.

The Pac-12 has started conference games this week. Only Oregon State (1-2) played out of the conference against Boise State (3-0). The other five teams battled it out and tried to establish control inside the conference.

On Friday, the games kicked off as #24 Utah Utes (4-0) fought the USC Trojans (2-2). The Trojans took a 17-10 lead at the half and lead 27-17 going into the fourth quarter when the Utes turned on the comeback boosters. Utah scored 14 points in the final quarter to win 31-27.

There were no particular upsets this week, even though #7 Stanford Cardinal (3-0) somehow crawled through with a victory in the last minute to defeat the UCLA Bruins (2-2). After this week, we are still confused about how good the California Golden Bears (2-2) are. They beat #11 Texas last week but went on to lose to Arizona State (4-0) this week.

The one surprising team I see in this conference is the Colorado Buffaloes, who are now 3-1 with the win over Oregon Ducks (2-2). The #9 Washington Huskies (4-0) maintained their pace with a victory over Arizona Wildcats (2-2).

Top 25 ranked games included:

  • UCLA vs. #7 Stanford
  • #9 Washington vs. Arizona
  • USC vs. #24 Utah

I will be using my week three article Pac 12 Football: Week Three Power Rankings as a springboard for my Week 4 Power Rankings article.

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