Week 5 AP Poll: UCLA Rises After Rivalry Win

The reward for the Bruins' win over the Cardinal was a few spare points to bump them up in the polls.

The Bruins took a tumble through the rankings a week ago, but took back control of the narratives and moved up a couple spots 

UCLA football (3-1, 1-0 Pac-12) came in at No. 20 in the latest edition of the AP Poll on Sunday following all the Week 4 contests across the country. The Bruins jumped four spots from No. 24 after besting Stanford 35-24 on Saturday night. This marks the first time UCLA has been ranked for four consecutive weeks since Oct. 11, 2015.

The Bruins also rose from No. 24 to No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The Cardinal, who had received votes the week prior, were left out of the poll entirely by the AP voters this time around.

Oregon and UCLA remain the only ranked teams in the conference following Week 4, the first week of the Pac-12’s full intraconference schedule. The Ducks stayed pat at No. 3 following their late-night win over Arizona.

Arizona State once again received votes, placing No. 34 overall with 23 points. The only other Pac-12 team that received votes was Oregon State with four points. USC joined Stanford in receiving votes last week but similarly dropped out completely after losing 45-27 to Oregon State on Saturday.

Oregon is still the only undefeated team remaining in the Pac-12.

Recent UCLA opponent Fresno State moved to No. 18, while LSU received votes and was eight spots outside the top 25.

The full AP poll is as follows, complete with records and first-place votes:

1. Alabama, 4-0 (58 first-place votes)
2. Georgia, 4-0 (4)
3. Oregon, 4-0
4. Penn State, 4-0
5. Iowa, 4-0
6. Oklahoma, 4-0
7. Cincinnati, 4-0
8. Arkansas, 4-0
9. Notre Dame, 4-0
10. Florida, 3-1
11. Ohio State, 3-1
12. Ole Miss, 3-0
13. BYU, 4-0
14. Michigan, 4-0
15. Texas A&M, 3-1
16. Coastal Carolina, 4-0
17. Michigan State, 4-0
18. Fresno State, 4-1
19. Oklahoma, 4-0
20. UCLA, 3-1
21. Baylor, 4-0
22. Auburn, 3-1
23. NC State, 3-1
24. Wake Forest, 4-0
25. Clemson, 2-2

Others receiving votes: Texas 131, Maryland 91, San Diego State 57, Boston College 55, SMU 44, Kentucky 26, Iowa State 25, LSU 24, Arizona State 23, Virginia Tech 20, Wisconsin 13, Rutgers 6, Kansas State 5, UTSA 4, Oregon State 4, Louisville 3, North Carolina 1

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