Big 12, PAC-12 Power Poll Week One
Aug 29, 2023, 5:00 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY – The college football season is underway and that means it’s time for another run 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 last year’s results and off-season developments, here’s a look at the Week One projections for the Big-PAC Power Poll.
You can listen to the full Big-PAC Power Poll in the player below.
Big-PAC Power Poll Week One
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LAST RESULT | NEXT OPPONENT |
Week One | ||||
26 | West Virginia | 5-7 | @ Penn State | |
25 | Stanford | 3-9 | @ Hawaii | |
24 | Houston | 8-4 | vs. UTSA | |
23 | California | 4-8 | @ North Texas | |
22 | Iowa State | 4-8 | vs. Northern Iowa | |
21 | Arizona State | 3-9 | Southern Utah | |
20 | Kansas | 6-6 | vs. Missouri St | |
19 | Colorado | 1-11 | @ TCU | |
18 | Cincinnati | 9-3 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | |
17 | Arizona | 5-7 | vs. Northern Arizona | |
16 | Washington State | 7-5 | @ Colorado St | |
15 | BYU | 7-5 | vs. Sam Houston | |
14 | Texas Tech | 7-5 | @ Wyoming | |
13 | Oklahoma State | 7-5 | vs. Central Arkansas | |
12 | UCLA | 9-3 | vs. Coastal Carolina | |
11 | Oklahoma | 6-6 | vs. Arkansas State | |
10 | Central Florida | 9-3 | vs. Kent State | |
9 | Baylor | 6-6 | vs. Texas State | |
8 | TCU | 12-0 | vs. Colorado | |
7 | Oregon State | 9-3 | @ San Jose State | |
6 | Oregon | 9-3 | vs. Portland State | |
5 | Texas | 8-4 | @ Alabama | |
4 | Kansas State | 9-3 | vs. South Eastern Missouri | |
3 | Utah | 9-3 | vs. Florida | |
2 | USC | 1-0 | W SJSU 56-28 | vs. Nevada |
1 | Washington | 10-2 | vs. Boise State |
The Washington Huskies took home the top honors after going 10-2 last year during the regular season. The University of Utah came in ranked third, while BYU enters the Big 12 with the 15th overall ranking.
You can catch the Big-PAC Power Poll every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m. MST on the Jake and Ben Show on KSL Sports throughout the college football season.
Make sure to follow our BYU insider Mitch Harper for all the latest on the Cougars and University of Utah insider Michelle Bodkin for the latest breaking news on the Utes all season long.
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.