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UCLA’s comeback win on Sunday improved the team’s status in the polls significantly, but not enough to break into either Top 25 Poll yet.
In the AP Poll, the Bruins received 82 points, which would place them at 27th. They were previously 37th in the AP preseason poll.
In the Coaches Poll, UCLA received 47 votes, which would place them at 30th. They were tied for 56th in the Coaches preseason poll.
In other poll news, the voters in both polls were not impressed with Southern Cal’s win over Western Michigan as the team dropped from 4th to 6th in the AP Poll and from 4th to 5th in the Coaches Poll. Alabama and Ohio State stayed at #1 and #2, respectively, in both polls. Clemson moved into third in both. Penn State is the new #4 in both polls.
Elsewhere in the Pac-12, Washington is the #7 team in both while Stanford is #14. The only other Pac-12 school in the Top 25 is Washington State which is #20 in the AP Poll and #22 in the Coaches Poll.
Here’s the complete poll:
2017 College Football Week 2 Top 25 Polls
| Rank | AP | Points | Last Week | Coaches | Points | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | AP | Points | Last Week | Coaches | Points | Last Week |
| 1 | Alabama (60) | 1524 | 1 | Alabama (60) | 1619 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State (1) | 1445 | 2 | Ohio State (2) | 1526 | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 1317 | 5 | Clemson (3) | 1466 | 5 |
| 4 | Penn State | 1303 | 6 | Penn State | 1343 | 6 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 1253 | 7 | Southern Cal | 1338 | 4 |
| 6 | Southern Cal | 1224 | 4 | Oklahoma | 1274 | 8 |
| 7 | Washington | 1083 | 8 | Washington | 1202 | 7 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1051 | 11 | Michigan | 1105 | 9 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 979 | 9 | Florida State | 1044 | 3 |
| 10 | Florida State | 976 | 3 | Oklahoma State | 1020 | 11 |
| 11 | Oklahoma St. | 950 | 10 | Wisconsin | 963 | 10 |
| 12 | LSU | 898 | 13 | LSU | 941 | 12 |
| 13 | Auburn | 873 | 12 | Auburn | 863 | 13 |
| 14 | Stanford | 772 | 14 | Stanford | 839 | 14 |
| 15 | Georgia | 685 | 15 | Georgia | 767 | 15 |
| 16 | Miami | 537 | 18 | Louisville | 574 | 17 |
| 17 | Louisville | 529 | 16 | Miami | 549 | 18 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 490 | 21 | Virginia Tech | 502 | 22 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 398 | 20 | Kansas State | 434 | 19 |
| 20 | Washington State | 216 | 24 | South Florida | 257 | 21 |
| 21 | South Florida | 207 | 19 | Tennessee | 197 | 24 |
| 22 | Florida | 164 | 17 | Washington St. | 192 | 26 |
| 23 | TCU | 154 | NR | Utah | 185 | 25 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 141 | NR | Florida | 179 | 16 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 124 | 25 | Notre Dame | 116 | 29 |
AP Poll Others receiving votes: Utah 96, UCLA 82, West Virginia 70, Colorado 65, Maryland 45, Oregon 44, South Carolina 44, Boise St. 22, Northwestern 20, Houston 14, San Diego St. 11, Texas Tech 4, Kentucky 4, Iowa 3, California 2, Navy 1, Vanderbilt 1, Pittsburgh 1, Mississippi St. 1, Nebraska 1, Michigan St. 1.
Coaches Poll Others receiving votes: TCU 80; Colorado 78; Maryland 60; West Virginia 56; UCLA 47; Oregon 42; Arkansas 37; Boise State 36; Nebraska 30; Mississippi State 28; Memphis 21; Pittsburgh 19; Northwestern 15; San Diego State 12; North Carolina State 9; Iowa 8; South Carolina 8; Minnesota 6; Kentucky 6; California 5; Navy 5; Syracuse 4; Texas 3; Vanderbilt 3; Central Florida 3; Arizona 3; Houston 3; Army 2; Georgia Tech 1.
UCLA is now close enough, at least in the AP Poll, that they should break into the Top 25 before the Stanford game if they can beat both Hawai’i and Memphis. While Mora has still never beaten Stanford, Sunday’s game might just give you some hope that the team will be able to get the monkey off their back this year.
But, we’ll just have to wait and see....
Go Bruins!!!