WSU moves up to No. 19 in both AP and coaches polls

The Washington State Cougars’ nice road victory over the Houston Cougars on Friday allowed them to move up to No. 19 in both the Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls this morning.

There wasn’t a lot of upheaval above the Cougs in the polls after Saturday’s action on the field, but WSU was one of the teams to benefit from the road win by the Arizona State Sun Devils over the Michigan State Spartans, who had been ranked No. 18 but dropped out in this week’s poll.

The Pac-12 put two new teams in the AP poll this week, as the 3-0 Sun Devils jumped in at No. 24, while the 3-0 California Golden Bears debuted at No. 23. The Utah Utes continue to lead the way, moving up to No. 10 after leapfrogging the idle Michigan Wolverines, followed by the Oregon Ducks (No. 16), Cougs, and Washington Huskies (No. 22).

That means WSU’s remaining schedule now looks like this:

• vs. UCLA
• at No. 10 Utah
• at No. 24 Arizona State
• vs. Colorado
• at No. 16 Oregon
• at No. 23 California
• vs. Stanford
• vs. Oregon State
• at No. 22 Washington

It’s doubtful all those teams will be ranked by the time we play them, but the road schedule is looking more arduous all the time.

Here’s the full poll: