Pacific Takes Top 25 9/16: Arizona State jumps into Top 25

1. Clemson 3-0
2. Alabama 3-0
3. Georgia 3-0
4. Ohio State 3-0
5. Oklahoma 3-0
6. LSU 3-0
7. Notre Dame 2-0
8. Florida 3-0
9. UCF 3-0
10. Auburn 3-0
11. Utah 3-0 - Utah has a chance to give themselves a huge lead in the South at the start of conference play if they can win at USC Friday night. The Trojans showed themselves exceptionally mortal at BYU, losing a game that Utah basically controlled just two weeks before. However, the Utes winning at USC is a historic feat to overcome.
12. Texas 2-1
13. Oregon 2-1 - The Ducks can start climbing the ladder toward the CFP starting this week if they can win against a struggling Stanford team in Palo Alto. Three weeks into the season they feel like the most-complete team in the Pac-12.
14. Washington State 3-0 - Anthony Gordon and the Cougars grabbed a really nice win at Houston. They officially are a major contender to the win the Pac-12 and have another strong team up in Pullman.
15. Iowa 3-0
16. Wisconsin 2-0
17. Cal 3-0 - The Bears looked a lot like they did against UCDavis against North Texas as they toughed out a six-point. They still have their win at Washington stashed and now get a chance to make a minor statement if they can win at Mississippi.
18. Michigan 2-0
19. Penn State 3-0
20. Texas A&M 2-1
21. Arizona State 3-0 - It wasn’t pretty, but the Sun Devil won at Michigan State and scored a huge non-conference win. They’ve earned the right to be ranked heading into conference play.
22. Boise State 3-0
23. Washington 2-1 - The Huskies are still fine. Blowing out Hawaii isn’t big news, but solid given Hawaii beat Arizona and Oregon State. They now face a massive challenge to finish out non-conference on the road against BYU, where USC just lost.
24. Memphis 3-0
25. Kansas State 3-0

On the edge

Oklahoma State, Michigan State, Baylor, TCU, Army