Big 12, PAC-12 Power Poll Week Five
Sep 26, 2023, 12:02 PM | Updated: 12:06 pm
Nate Johnson #13 of the Utah Utes is chased by Kain Medrano #20 of the UCLA Bruins during the first half of their game at Rice-Eccles Stadium on September 23, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – The college football season is fully underway and that means it’s time for week five of the Big 12, PAC-12 Power Poll.
Each Tuesday on KSL Sports, Jake Scott, Ben Anderson, and Sarah Houssain rank the 26 teams in the Big 12 and PAC-12 throughout the season.
Based on this season’s developments, here’s a look at the week five reactions for the Big-PAC Power Poll.
You can listen to the full Big-PAC Power Poll in the player below.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LAST RESULT | NEXT OPPONENT | LAST RANKING |
| Week Five | |||||
| 26 | Stanford | 1-3 | L Arizona 21-20 | vs, Oregon (4-0) | 26 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 1-3 | L USC 42-28 | @ Cal (2-2) | 25 |
| 24 | Baylor | 1-3 | L Texas 38-6 | @ Central Florida (3-1) | 18 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 1-3 | L West Virginia 20-13 | vs. Houston (2-2) | 17 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 2-2 | L Oklahoma 20-6 | @ BYU (3-1) | 21 |
| 21 | California | 2-2 | L Washington 59-32 | vs. Arizona State (1-3) | 22 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 2-2 | L Iowa State 34-27 | BYE | 19 |
| 19 | Houston | 2-2 | W Sam Houston St 38-7 | @ Texas Tech (1-3) | 24 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 2-2 | W Oklahoma State 34-27 | @ Oklahoma (4-0) | 23 |
| 17 | Colorado | 3-1 | L Oregon 42-6 | vs. USC (4-0) | 9 |
| 16 | Arizona | 3-1 | W Stanford 21-20 | vs. Washington (4-0) | 15 |
| 15 | BYU | 3-1 | L Kansas 38-27 | vs. Cincinnati (2-2) | 10 |
| 14 | UCLA | 3-1 | L Utah 14-7 | BYE | 13 |
| 13 | Central Florida | 3-1 | L Kansas State 44-31 | vs. Baylor (1-3) | 11 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 3-1 | W Texas Tech 20-13 | @ TCU (3-1) | 20 |
| 11 | TCU | 3-1 | W SMU 34-17 | vs. West Virginia (3-1) | 16 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 3-1 | W Central Florida 44-31 | BYE | 12 |
| 9 | Kansas | 4-0 | W BYU 38-27 | @ Texas (4-0) | 14 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 3-1 | L Washington State 38-35 | vs. Utah (4-0) | 5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | W Cincinnati 20-6 | vs. Iowa State (2-2) | 8 |
| 6 | Washington State | 4-0 | W Oregon State 38-35 | BYE | 7 |
| 5 | Utah | 4-0 | W UCLA 14-7 | @ Oregon State (3-1) | 4 |
| 4 | USC | 4-0 | W Arizona State 42-28 | @ Colorado (3-1) | 3 |
| 3 | Oregon | 3-0 | W Colorado 42-6 | @ Stanford (1-3) | 6 |
| 2 | Washington | 4-0 | W Cal 59-32 | @ Arizona (3-1) | 2 |
| 1 | Texas | 4-0 | W Baylor 38-6 | vs. Kansas (4-0) | 1 |
Texas again reigns supreme after beating Baylor 38-6, but continued impressive performances from Oregon and Washington have them knocking on the door for the top spot.
Utah dropped a spot in the PAC-12, Big 12 Power Poll despite beating UCLA, but continued to struggle offensively.
BYU fell from 10 to 15 after dropping their Big 12 opener in Kansas, but have a chance to bounce back against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Friday.
Ben Anderson is the Utah Jazz insider for KSL Sports and the co-host of Jake and Ben from 10-12p with Jake Scott on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter at @BensHoops or on Instagram @BensHoops.
