UCLA Bruins Move Back Into AP Top Ten
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UCLA Bruins Move Back Into AP Top Ten
The Bruins also moved up in the Coaches Poll.
UCLA has moved up both polls after the Bruins’ blowout win over Stanford last night. The team is back in the Top Ten in the AP Poll and they are ranked #11 in the Coaches Poll.
Overall, the top eight teams remain the same as last week in both polls with the exception of the fact that Tennessee is now tied with Ohio State for second in the AP Poll.
Southern Cal climbed to ninth in both polls. Ole Miss is ranked tenth in the Coaches Poll and they are 11th in the AP Poll.
There are now two other ranked Pac-12 schools. Utah, which was ranked 14th in both polls, is now ranked 12th in both polls. Oregon State is the other ranked Pac-12 school. The Beavers entered the AP Poll this week ranked 24th.
Looking to the future, in addition to Michigan, there are still only two other Big Ten schools in both polls. Illinois climbed to 14th in the AP Poll and 13th in the Coaches Poll. Meanwhile, Penn State dropped to 16th in both polls .
Here’s the complete Top 25 from both polls:
The Bruins will visit Tempe next Saturday to play the Arizona State Sun Devils at 7:30 pm PT. The game will air nationally on FS1.
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UCLA Bruins Move Back Into AP Top Ten
If the Bruins can get out to early leads against the Arizona schools, I wouldn't mind seeing Ethan Garbers getting more snaps under center. Gotta find a way to keep DTR healthy and ready to go for the USC game by limiting his reps and unleashing the running game. It certainly would be nice to see the Bruins take control of these games from the opening kick and getting into the end zone multiple times in the first half. We know Charbonnet moves the chains, but I'd love to see Allen and Jones pound the rock and get 300 yards as a group.
I'm not thrilled seeing DTR go straight to the medical tent multiple times after offensive series. There were too many easy QB knockdowns and sacks by Stanford. I was surprised DTR got up and kept playing after some of the hits he took. Dude is a trooper, but he can only take so many hits before the cumulative effect puts him out of the game.
Protect the QBs, protect DTR, and run the hell out of the football. This should be the theme for the next 2 games.
Joe, my earlier note re "Phearing The Pharme" and predicting a 3-37 avalanche by them over a snoozin' Bruin team was, of course, all in jest. Though, truthfully I was secretly apprehensive.
The radio folks -- I watch on ESPN and listen to 570 Kilocycles AM-- kept underscoring the fact that it was a slow-moving game and the score did not achieve a blowout status. They rightfully proclaimed that The Diminutive Trees' (Palos Pequinitos) 13 points and the Bruins failure to cross over the 40 point level made it appear closer than it was. Nonetheless, it achieved decent rankings.
I look forward to your analysis of the upcoming home-n-home with the 'zonas and believe State to be the more formidable of the two with the Tucson Terrors approaching "Pharmehood" in prowess. This despite AU achieving a similar score versus Oregon as we did.