Pac-12 Power Rankings: Who wins the ranked v. ranked matchups?
By Dante Pryor
This week in the Pac-12 Power Rankings: Six of the eight ranked teams play each other this weekend. Who will win?
Oh, don’t give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline
Saturday night’s alright for fighting
Get a little action in
Get about as oiled as a diesel train
Gonna set this dance alight
‘Cause Saturday night’s the night I like
Saturday night’s alright, alright, alright, ooh
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting– Elton John
Welcome to Pac-12 Power Ranking Headquarters at the corner of Traveler’s Horse Stable and the future site of the Mike Leach Memorial Trophy. Saturday night is alright for fighting, as there are three ranked on ranked games in the conference. The conference leads the Power Five with eight teams ranked in the top 25.
The irony of the Pac-12’s hot start is not lost here at headquarters. M’Baku told Okoye in Avengers: Infinity War, “This will be the end of Wakanda.” Okoye responded, “Then it will be the noblest ending in history.” USC, UCLA, Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, and Stanford have decided to go out in a blaze of glory.
Though everyone’s eyes will be affixed on Autzen Stadium as #10 Oregon hosts #19 Colorado, #22 UCLA travels to Salt Lake City to take on #11 Utah, and #21 Washington State hosts #14 Oregon State.
So, to bells of victory, cups made of apples, and games about wars that aren’t always so civil, here are the Pac-12 Power Rankings heading into week four.