Washington Clinches Pac-12 Title Berth With Top 10 Victory
November 19, 2023
The No. 5-ranked Washington Huskies had to earn it, but they held for a 22-20 victory over then-No. 10 Oregon State. The Huskies built a 22-10 lead by halftime, then went scoreless in the second half while the Beavers scored a touchdown in the third quarter and a field goal in the fourth to close the gap.
With the win, Washington clinches their spot in the Pac-12 Championship game while Oregon State drops to No. 15 in this week’s US LBM Coaches’ Poll.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Georgia (61) 1,571 1 11-0
2 Ohio State (1) 1,460 3 11-0
3 Michigan (1) 1,458 2 11-0
4 Florida State 1,375 4 11-0
5 Washington 1,367 5 11-0
6 Oregon 1,234 6 10-1
7 Texas 1,193 7 10-1
8 Alabama 1,174 8 10-1
9 Louisville 1,035 9 10-1
10 Missouri 981 11 9-2
11 Penn State 908 12 9-2
12 Mississippi 863 14 9-2
13 Oklahoma 840 13 9-2
14 LSU 726 15 8-3
15 Oregon State 684 10 8-3
16 Arizona 568 22 8-3
17 Notre Dame 536 18 8-3
18 Tulane 493 17 10-1
19 Iowa 447 23 9-2
20 Kansas State 424 24 8-3
21 Oklahoma State 299 25 8-3
22 Liberty 158 NR 11-0
23 Tennessee 109 19 7-4
24 North Carolina State 97 NR 8-3
25 SMU 84 NR 9-2
Dropped out: No. 16 Utah (7-4); No. 20 North Carolina (8-3); No. 21 James Madison (10-1).
Others receiving votes: North Carolina (8-3) 79; UNLV (9-2) 76; Utah (7-4) 75; Toledo (10-1) 49; James Madison (10-1) 48; Clemson (7-4) 25; Troy (9-2) 17; Texas A&M (7-4) 6; UCLA (7-4) 5; Kansas (7-4) 4; Fresno State (8-3) 3; West Virginia (7-4) 2; Air Force (8-3) 1; Texas-San Antonio (8-3) 1.
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The No. 5-ranked Washington Huskies had to earn it, but they held for a 22-20 victory over then-No. 10 Oregon State. The Huskies built a 22-10 lead by halftime, then went scoreless in the second half while the Beavers scored a touchdown in the third quarter and a field goal in the fourth to close the gap.
With the win, Washington clinches their spot in the Pac-12 Championship game while Oregon State drops to No. 15 in this week’s US LBM Coaches’ Poll.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (61) | 1,571 | 1 | 11-0 | |
| 2 | Ohio State (1) | 1,460 | 3 | 11-0 | |
| 3 | Michigan (1) | 1,458 | 2 | 11-0 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 1,375 | 4 | 11-0 | |
| 5 | Washington | 1,367 | 5 | 11-0 | |
| 6 | Oregon | 1,234 | 6 | 10-1 | |
| 7 | Texas | 1,193 | 7 | 10-1 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 1,174 | 8 | 10-1 | |
| 9 | Louisville | 1,035 | 9 | 10-1 | |
| 10 | Missouri | 981 | 11 | 9-2 | |
| 11 | Penn State | 908 | 12 | 9-2 | |
| 12 | Mississippi | 863 | 14 | 9-2 | |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 840 | 13 | 9-2 | |
| 14 | LSU | 726 | 15 | 8-3 | |
| 15 | Oregon State | 684 | 10 | 8-3 | |
| 16 | Arizona | 568 | 22 | 8-3 | |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 536 | 18 | 8-3 | |
| 18 | Tulane | 493 | 17 | 10-1 | |
| 19 | Iowa | 447 | 23 | 9-2 | |
| 20 | Kansas State | 424 | 24 | 8-3 | |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 299 | 25 | 8-3 | |
| 22 | Liberty | 158 | NR | 11-0 | |
| 23 | Tennessee | 109 | 19 | 7-4 | |
| 24 | North Carolina State | 97 | NR | 8-3 | |
| 25 | SMU | 84 | NR | 9-2 |
Dropped out: No. 16 Utah (7-4); No. 20 North Carolina (8-3); No. 21 James Madison (10-1).
Others receiving votes: North Carolina (8-3) 79; UNLV (9-2) 76; Utah (7-4) 75; Toledo (10-1) 49; James Madison (10-1) 48; Clemson (7-4) 25; Troy (9-2) 17; Texas A&M (7-4) 6; UCLA (7-4) 5; Kansas (7-4) 4; Fresno State (8-3) 3; West Virginia (7-4) 2; Air Force (8-3) 1; Texas-San Antonio (8-3) 1.
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