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Seattle Times Pac-12 power rankings: Stanford takes over top spot; Cougars make a move

Washington State jumps one spot to No. 4, while Washington falls after its second straight loss.

Seattle Times college football reporters Percy Allen, Adam Jude and Stefanie Loh rank the Pac-12 entering Week 9:

1. Stanford (6-1, 5-0)

Last week: 2

Everyone is going gah-gah over the Cardinal these days for good reason. Stanford has a six-game winning streak and remains in talk for the College Football Playoffs. Do-everything running back Christian McCaffrey is a Heisman candidate. Kevin Hogan has a top-seven QB rating nationally.