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On the heels of a comfortable win over the Nevada Wolf Pack on Saturday, the Washington State Cougars took another step up in the polls, moving to No. 16 in both the Associated Press and coaches polls on Sunday.
The Cougs benefited from losses in front of them by No. 12 Florida State (to unranked North Carolina State) and No. 17 Mississippi State (to No. 11 Georgia). Oklahoma State, which lost by 13 to TCU at home as the No. 6 team, was able to land just in front of WSU at No. 15.
The USC Trojans, who comes to Pullman on Friday for the Cougs’ biggest game of the season so far, held steady at No. 5 after avoiding an upset at the hands of Cal; the game was close — tied at 13 entering the fourth quarter — until the Trojans scored 17 consecutive points to put the Golden Bears away.
Other ranked Pac-12 teams include Washington (No. 6) and Utah (No. 20). Oregon dropped out after its loss to Arizona State.
Associated Press Top 25 - Week 5, 2017
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | LAST WEEK | NEXT WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | LAST WEEK | NEXT WEEK |
| 1 | Alabama(52) | 4-0 | 1515 | @ Vanderbilt W 59-0 | 9/30 vs Ole Miss |
| 2 | Clemson(8) | 4-0 | 1458 | vs Boston College W 34-7 | 9/30 @ #12 Virginia Tech |
| 3 | Oklahoma(1) | 4-0 | 1397 | @ Baylor W 49-41 | — |
| 4 | Penn State | 4-0 | 1304 | @ Iowa W 21-19 | 9/30 vs Indiana |
| 5 | USC | 4-0 | 1247 | @ California W 30-20 | 9/29 @ #16 Washington State |
| 6 | Washington | 4-0 | 1188 | @ Colorado W 37-10 | 9/30 @ Oregon State |
| 7 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1136 | vs #17 Mississippi State W 31-3 | 9/30 @ Tennessee |
| 8 | Michigan | 4-0 | 1088 | @ Purdue W 28-10 | — |
| 9 | TCU | 4-0 | 1028 | @ #6 Oklahoma State W 44-31 | — |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 1023 | — | 9/30 vs Northwestern |
| 11 | Ohio State | 3-1 | 1016 | vs UNLV W 54-21 | 9/30 @ Rutgers |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 828 | vs Old Dominion W 38-0 | 9/30 vs #2 Clemson |
| 13 | Auburn | 3-1 | 701 | @ Missouri W 51-14 | 9/30 vs #24 Mississippi State |
| 14 | Miami | 2-0 | 693 | vs Toledo W 52-30 | 9/29 @ Duke |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 665 | vs #16 TCU L 44-31 | 9/30 @ Texas Tech |
| 16 | Washington State | 4-0 | 551 | vs Nevada W 45-7 | 9/29 vs #5 USC |
| 17 | Louisville | 3-1 | 502 | vs Kent State W 42-3 | 9/30 vs Murray State |
| 18 | South Florida | 4-0 | 406 | vs Temple W 43-7 | 9/30 @ East Carolina |
| 19 | San Diego State | 4-0 | 365 | @ Air Force W 28-24 | 9/30 vs Northern Illinois |
| 20 | Utah | 4-0 | 356 | @ Arizona W 30-24 | — |
| 21 | Florida | 2-1 | 342 | @ Kentucky W 28-27 | 9/30 vs Vanderbilt |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 3-1 | 246 | @ Michigan State W 38-18 | 9/30 vs Miami (OH) |
| 23 | West Virginia | 3-1 | 212 | @ Kansas W 56-34 | — |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 3-1 | 148 | @ #11 Georgia L 31-3 | 9/30 @ #13 Auburn |
| 25 | LSU | 3-1 | 92 | vs Syracuse W 35-26 | 9/30 vs Troy |