FanNation's Week 2 Pac-12 power rankings

There has been an expected change at the top after both Utah and Oregon lost

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The first week for a couple Pac-12 schools was not pretty by any means, as Utah came up short at Florida and Oregon was embarrassed by Georgia. 

This of course has led to some movement in the AP Poll, and the FanNation weekly Power Rankings, which is voted on by seven Pac-12 writers from sites covering Cal, Oregon, UCLA, USC,  Utah, Washington, and Stanford. 

All but one voter had USC making the move to the top spot, Utah was No. 2 in all but one, and Oregon fell to as low as No. 7.

Let's take a look at the final rankings of the Week 2 Pac-12 Power Rankings as voted on by FanNation's various Pac-12 sites. 

12. Colorado

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Unfortunately for Colorado they looked dreadful against TCU. They did appear to find some momentum after making the switch from Brendon Lewis to J.T. Shrout, but they still have a ways to go before they leave this bottom spot.

11. Arizona State

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I may have been higher on Arizona State than the other writers, but I was really pleased with how Emory Jones was looking. They have a chance this week against No. 10 Oklahoma State to really make a move. 

10. Cal

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Cal started off fairly slow against UC Davis and looked like a team still learning how to play together. There is room for improvement on the field, but it all starts with continuity. 

9. Stanford

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Stanford handled business, but made too many preventable mistakes against Colgate. There seemed to be rust, which is expected, but when they were clicking they were good. There were just a couple too many drives where the execution wasn't there. 

8. Arizona

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Arizona was one of the most pleasant surprises of Week 1. The additions of quarterback Jayden de Laura and Jacob Cowing may be the difference this season. I like many others expected them to struggle against a tough San Diego State team, but they surpassed my expectations by a long shot.  

7. Washington State

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That first game did not seem representative at all of what most people were expecting from the Cougars. Whether they overlooked Idaho or came out flat, I don't think we will see them play that poorly again. As a team who some consider to be a Pac-12 dark horse,  that was a poor outing. 

6. Washington

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Washington looked really good on offense. That was the Michael Penix that we all grew to expect last year, as he looked like the star we got to know a couple years ago. Their quarterback play wasn't always consistent a year ago, but it Penix can be as good as he was in Week 1 that could help them make a run for the Pac-12. 

5. Oregon

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Yikes..Oregon was flat out overmatched against Georgia, and may need to go back to the drawing board. On offense they couldn't move the ball at all, and their defense displayed some of the sloppiest tackling I've seen in a while. They have all year to bounce back from this, but it was definitely a tough way to start the year.  

4. Oregon State

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The Beavers came out with a chip on their shoulder. They looked like they were even better than last season, and made life difficult for the Boise State offense. 

3. UCLA

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If this was an attendance power ranking they'd be at the bottom, but after a slow start in the first half they really turned it up. When they finally flipped the switch, it was evident how good they can be. 

2. Utah

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Only one writer had Utah still remaining as the No. 1 team, and while I think they can make their way back, they disappointed. Their loss was definitely more respectable than Oregon's, but they were on the wrong end of Anthony Richardson's coming out party. 

1. USC

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As expected, this offense was looking explosive and unstoppable. The defense also added four interceptions, with three being returned for touchdowns. All but one of the writers were confident that USC looked the best, and is currently the team to beat.