After a heartbreaking yet self-inflicted loss to Oregon Stanford dropped to 15 in both the AP and Coaches Poll.
Quite the shakeup in the Pac-12 Conference this weekend as both Playoff contenders, Stanford and Utah, were knocked out of contention. USC, Oregon, and Washington State climbed into the rankings following their wins. Stanford dropped to 15 in both polls and Utah dropped to 18 in both polls. Coach Shaw has conveyed that this loss is behind them and the focus in on winning the Big Game.
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| AP | Coaches | |
| 1 | Clemson (34) | Clemson (28) |
| 2 | Ohio State (2) | Ohio State (32) |
| 3 | Alabama (4) | Alabama (4) |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Iowa | Iowa |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 8 | Florida | Florida |
| 9 | Michigan State | Michigan State |
| 10 | Baylor | Baylor |
| 11 | TCU | TCU |
| 12 | North Carolina | North Carolina |
| 13 | Houston | Michigan |
| 14 | Michigan | Houston |
| 15 | Stanford | Stanford |
| 16 | Florida State | Florida State |
| 17 | LSU | LSU |
| 18 | Utah | Utah |
| 19 | Navy | Navy |
| 20 | Northwestern | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Wisconsin | Northwestern |
| 22 | USC | Oregon |
| 23 | Oregon | Washington State |
| 24 | Washington State | USC |
| 25 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (T-25) |
| 25 | Mississippi State (T-25) |