Oregon gains ground in AP Poll, Coaches Poll following win over Washington State
The Oregon Ducks produced another dynamic offensive performance en route to a 38-24 win over Washington State in Eugene on Saturday.
As a result, they gained ground in both of the major national polls.
In the AP Poll, the Ducks jumped one spot to No. 8 and accumulated 1,133 points. They are one of five Pac-12 teams that landed inside the top 25, along with Washington (No. 5), Oregon State (No. 11), Utah (No. 13), UCLA (No. 23), and USC (No. 24).
In the US LBM Coaches Poll, Oregon surged two spots and now sits at No. 9. Elsewhere in the Pac-12, Washington (No. 5), Oregon State (No. 12), Utah (No. 13), USC (No. 22), and UCLA (N0. 24) also cracked the top 25.
The Ducks and the Utes are set to face off in Salt Lake City next weekend with the ESPN College Gameday crew in town.
“I think they came out and they took a team’s best punch,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said of his team’s win over the Cougars. “Washington State played really hard today, too. And they had some big moments within that game. I don’t think our guys ever got rattled. They stayed focused in the moment and that’s really what playing great football is about being one-play focus. But I know this, there’s a lot of things that we want to get right and I think we can do better. I know the quality of players we have in that room. We have to go execute at a higher level moving forward.”
Week 9 Coaches Poll
1) Georgia
2) Michigan
3) Ohio State
4) Florida State
5) Washington
6) Oklahoma
7) Texas
8) Alabama
9) Oregon
10) Penn State
11) Ole Miss
12) Oregon State
13) Utah
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14) Notre Dame
15) LSU
16) Missouri
17) North Carolina
18) Louisville
19) Air Force
20) Tennessee
21) Duke
22) USC
23) Tulane
24) UCLA
25) James Madison
Schools that Dropped Out: No. 23 Iowa
Others Receiving Votes: Florida 52; Miami (FL) 27; Kansas State 25; Iowa 24; Fresno State 23; Oklahoma State 13; Kentucky 10; Wyoming 9; SMU 8; Liberty 8; Arizona 7; UNLV 6; Maryland 4; Kansas 4; Wisconsin 2; Toledo 2; Clemson 1
