Following Oregon football’s 30-27 upset win over No. 7 Washington at Autzen Stadium on Saturday, the Ducks have climbed five spots to No. 12 in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll for week eight.
Oregon (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) is now the highest ranked Pac-12 team in the poll. Washington dropped eight spots to No. 15, while Oregon’s next opponents, Washington State, earned a No. 25 ranking in the poll. The Ducks and Cougars will play in Pullman on Saturday on the national stage, with ESPN’s College GameDay traveling to Washington State for the game.
Stanford received 71 votes, the most of any bubble team, while USC received 53, Colorado received 49 and Utah received 33.
Week 8 AP Top-25:
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Notre Dame
5. LSU
6. Michigan
7. Texas
8. Georgia
9. Oklahoma
10. UCF
11. Florida
12. Oregon
13. West Virginia
14. Kentucky
15. Washington 
16. North Carolina State
17. Texas A&M
18. Penn State
19. Iowa
20. Cincinnati
21. South Florida
22. Mississippi State
23. Wisconsin
24. Michigan State
25. Washington State
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