UCLA in the Polls: Up to #15 in the Coaches' Poll, #14 in the AP

Auburn dropped big time in the polls after being unable to execute a simple snap of the football in the waning moments against A&M.

Michigan State dropped big time in the polls after losing to Ohio State.

Notre Dame dropped big time in the polls after falling off the planet in the early going at ASU, climbing back, and then falling off again.

So somebody must have moved up.

Baylor moved up after taking down Oklahoma convincingly in a top-25 showdown.

Ohio State moved up after beating Michigan State.

Arizona State moved up after beating Notre Dame.

While other teams were bouncing up and down, UCLA moved up slightly. Last week, the Bruins were #18 in the Coaches' Poll and the AP Poll. This week the Bruins are #15 in the Coaches' Poll and #14  in the AP Poll.

Winning on the road against an unranked opponent (Washington) is not sufficient to catch the pollsters' attention. There is nothing the Bruins can do about that. You play the schedule you are given, and make the most of it. But to really jump, the Bruins are going to need some help. Beating $C and Stanford will certainly help, but the Bruins really need to be in the Pac-12 championship game to make a serious run in the polls.

Here are the poll results- first the AP (poll story here)

1		Mississippi State (48) SEC Record: 9-0	PV Rank 1 Points 1,488
2		Florida State (12) ACC Record: 9-0	2 1,446
3		Oregon Pac-12 Record: 9-1	5 1,334
4		Alabama SEC Record: 8-1	4 1,326
5		TCU Big 12 Record: 8-1	6 1,273
6		Baylor Big 12 Record: 8-1	10 1,193

7		Arizona State Pac-12 Record: 8-1	11 1,142
8		Ohio State Big Ten Record: 8-1	13 1,086
9		Auburn SEC Record: 7-2	3 981
10		Mississippi SEC Record: 8-2	12 948
11		Nebraska Big Ten Record: 8-1	15 830
12		Michigan State Big Ten Record: 7-2	7 782

13		Kansas State Big 12 Record: 7-2	9 742
14		UCLA Pac-12 Record: 8-2	18 691
15		Notre Dame Division I FBS Independents Record: 7-2	8 630
16		Georgia SEC Record: 7-2	17 622
17		Arizona Pac-12 Record: 7-2	21 471
18		Clemson ACC Record: 7-2	19 457

19		Duke ACC Record: 8-1	22 431
20		LSU SEC Record: 7-3	14 429
21		Marshall Conference USA Record: 9-0	23 297
22		Wisconsin Big Ten Record: 7-2	25 225
23		Colorado State Mountain West Record: 9-1	26 128
24		Georgia Tech ACC Record: 8-2	29 127
25		Utah Pac-12 Record: 6-3	20 87

And here is the Coaches' Poll (story here)

I didn't realize that Starbucks is fielding a team this season, but it kind of looks like it from the logo for the #25 team in the Coaches' Poll (check the link).

Meanwhile, that Utah game hurts more with each passing week (insert teeth gnashing here). Go Bruins !!