8-2 (7-1)
Last week: L - Oregon
Last rank: 1st
Oregon and Stanford can almost be relied upon to derail each other’s promising seasons. That Stanford can lose and retain the top spot is both a testament to how good this team has been this year and a result of the second and third ranked teams also losing. Stanford is still the class of the conference. Saturday’s loss didn’t expose any fundamental weakness of the team; David Shaw just tried to outcoach himself and paid the price.
Next: Cal
Oregon’s offense is hitting its stride (just in time for the USC game, too!