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The Arizona Wildcats pulled off a major upset against the USC Trojans on Saturday, surviving a late comeback to pick up a big home victory by a final score of 39-36.
The win propelled the Wildcats back into the AP Top 25 Poll at the No. 24 spot. They are the only three loss team in the rankings at 5-3.
The Oregon Ducks continue to lead the Pac-12 at the No. 2 spot in the AP Poll, followed by No. 13 Oregon State, No. 15 Stanford and No. 18 USC. Right behind the Wildcats, UCLA rounds out the standings at No. 25 after a last-second win over Arizona State.
A full list of the AP Top 25 Poll is below:
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Alabama (60) | 8-0 | 1,500 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 8-0 | 1,412 | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 8-0 | 1,382 | 4 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 1,344 | 5 |
| 5 | LSU | 7-1 | 1,216 | 6 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 9-0 | 1,158 | 9 |
| 7 | Georgia | 7-1 | 1,145 | 12 |
| 8 | Florida | 7-1 | 1,075 | 3 |
| 9 | Florida State | 8-1 | 1,046 | 11 |
| 10 | Clemson | 7-1 | 914 | 14 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 823 | 17 |
| 12 | Louisville | 8-0 | 817 | 16 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 762 | 7 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 758 | 8 |
| 15 | Stanford | 6-2 | 627 | 19 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 580 | 22 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 559 | 13 |
| 18 | USC | 6-2 | 418 | 10 |
| 19 | Boise State | 7-1 | 406 | 21 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 388 | 15 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 249 | NR |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 209 | 24 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 126 | 25 |
| 24 | Arizona | 5-3 | 106 | NR |
| 25 | UCLA | 6-2 | 103 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Toledo 88, Rutgers 74, Oklahoma State 72, Texas 55, Kent State 33, Tulsa 17, Northern Illinois 12, Washington 8, Northwestern 7, Wisconsin 4, Ohio4, Michigan 2, Louisiana-Monroe 1