Pac-12 | Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week Six

Pac-12 schedule features weekly showdowns between national Top Ten teams.

Washington's Krista Vansant blocks
USC's Alicia Ogoms
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by Leslie Hamann

Last week, it was #5 Washington hosting #4 UCLA and #3 USC (Washington won both.)

This week, it’s #2 Oregon travelling to #7 Stanford.

Next week, #2 Washington heads to #2 Oregon in what—just maybe—could be a showdown for national #1. (This week, the Huskies and Ducks are tied for #2 in the AVCA coaches’ poll, behind top-ranked Penn State, whose only loss is to Oregon State.)

There are usually some good matchups in the Big Ten, but—week in, week out—nothing beats the drama in the Pac-12.

Here’s how we rank ‘em this week …

		CONF	ALL
T1	Washington	4-0	13-0	Huskies and Ducks have just one common Pac-12 opponent so far: both swept USC. Oregon did it on the road, Huskies at home. UW, of course, also beat UCLA.
T1	Oregon	4-0	13-0	Ducks travel to the Bay Area where—just like the Huskies—they haven’t historically had much success. UO @ Stanford will tell us a lot about both teams.
3	UCLA	2-2	10-3	UCLA looked better losing to Washington than USC looked losing to Washington.
4	USC	2-2	14-2	USC led UW 18-17 in set one, 24-22 in set two and 15-13 in set three, yet lost all three. Passing and serving did them in.
5	Stanford	4-0	12-2	A team that is 4-0 in conference play rated behind two teams that are each 2-2? All of UCLA’s and USC’s Pac-12 losses are to Oregon, Washington or each other.
6	Oregon St	2-2	12-4	Only four losses, to teams with a current combined record of 50-7. There’s more than one interesting Oregon school in the Bay Area this week.
7	Arizona St	2-2	13-4	Gave Stanford a decent run for its money after letting first set slip away; will still regret losing to Arizona
8	California	2-2	8-6	Golden Bears looked bad against ASU, better against UA. Can they avoid being swept at home by UO and OSU?
9	Colorado	1-3	11-5	Spent all last season in the basement, still have hope after this season’s first two weekends.
10	Arizona	1-3	9-6	Season is turning ugly in a hurry; won’t be any easier with visits this week by UCLA and USC.
11	Washington St	0-4	10-6	Three of the four losses are to teams rated nationally in the Top 5 … can climb back this week in the Rockies.
12	Utah	0-4	9-8	Utes don’t want to be this season’s Buffs. Program has a long, proud winning tradition … before joining the Pac-12

Washington (4-0) (13-0)		Pac-12
W	†Boise St.	(25-19, 25-17, 25-21)
W	†Gonzaga	(25-21, 25-17, 25-20)
W	†Portland St	(25-19, 25-18, 25-16)
W	†#7 Purdue [@ Baton Rouge]	(25-21, 25-17, 25-9)
W	†@ LSU	(25-21, 25-20, 25-22)
W	†Rice [@ Baton Rouge]	(25-21, 25-21, 25-22)
W	†Seattle U	(25-15, 25-10, 25-21)
W	†Long Beach St	(25-21, 25-20, 25-23)
W	†@ Portland	(25-16, 25-21, 25-22)
W	†Washington St	(25-20, 27-29, 25-14, 27-25)
W	†@ Arizona	(25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23)
W	†#4 UCLA	(22-25, 30-28, 19-25, 28-26, 16-14)
W	†# 3 USC	(25-23, 26-24, 25-21)
	†@ Utah	10/5
	†@ Colorado	10/7
Oregon (4-0) (12-0)		Pac-12
W	Toledo (@ Columbus)	(25-14, 25-12, 25-19)
W	Houston (@ Columbus)	(25-18, 25-19, 25-11)
W	@ Ohio St	(17-25, 21-25, 25-14, 26-24, 15-10)
W	W. Carolina [@ Athens, OH]	(25-6, 25-19, 25-18)
W	#10 Kentucky [@ Athens, OH]	(25-18, 25-14, 25-16)
W	@ Ohio	(25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 25-18)
W	UC Santa Barbara	(25-17, 25-20, 18-25, 25-16)
W	St. Mary’s	(27-25, 25-15, 25-20)
W	†@ Portland St	(25-23, 25-23, 25-19)
W	†Oregon St	(25-12, 26-24, 25-15)
W	†@ #2 USC	(25-19, 25-15, 25-23)
W	†Utah	(25-15, 25-20, 25-22)
W	†Colorado	(25-11, 25-19, 25-16)
	†@ California	10/3
	†@ Stanford	10/5
UCLA (2-2) (10-3)		Pac-12
W	Notre Dame [@ Lincoln]	(25-17, 18-25, 25-23, 25-19)
L	@ #5 Nebraska (8/25)	(20-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 13-15)
L	Jiangsu, China	[25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 14-25, 10-15)
W	Northeastern [@ UCSB]	(25-21, 25-18,25-21)
W	@ UC Santa Barbara	(21-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-19)
W	Idaho [@ Honolulu]	(25-16, 25-13, 25-13)
W	San Diego St [@ Honolulu]	(25-11, 25-20, 25-18)
W	@ #8 Hawai’i	(28-30, 25-16, 25-17, 25-21)
W	#19 Pepperdine	(25-14, 25-15, 25-22)
W	@ Colorado St	(25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 13-25, 15-10)
L	†@ #2 USC	(26-28, 20-25, 26-24, 17-25)
W	†Oregon St	(25-14, 25-18, 25-17)
L	†@ #5 Washington	(25-22, 28-30, 25-19, 26-28, 14-16)
W	†@ Washington State	(25-17, 25-13, 25-15)
	†Arizona St	10/5
	†Arizona	10/7
USC (2-2) (14-2)		Pac-12
W	North Dakota (@ Coll. Sta.)	(25-20, 25-23, 25-21)
W	@ Texas A&M	(26-28, 25-14, 25-18, 25-20)
W	Texas St (@ Coll. Sta.)	(25-18, 25-19, 25-22)
L	Jiangsu, China	(20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 19-25)
W	Northern Iowa	(25-18, 25-20, 25-19)
W	Boston College	(25-13, 28-26, 24-26, 25-10)
W	Mississippi St	(25-13, 25-10, 25-12)
W	#15 San Diego	(25-16, 14-25, 30-28, 19-25, 15-11)
W	Cal Poly	(25-12, 25-23, 25-21)
W	Notre Dame	(26-24, 25-22, 25-19)
W	@ TCU	(26-24, 25-22, 27-25)
W	Lehigh [@ Ft Worth]	(25-18, 25-14, 25-9)
W	Prairie View A&M [@ Ft Worth]	(25-7, 25-12, 25-15)
w	†#1 UCLA	(28-26, 25-20, 24-26, 25-17)
L	†#7 Oregon	(19-25, 15-25, 23-25)
L	†@ #5 Washington	(23-25, 24-26, 21-25)
W	†@ Washington St	(26-24, 25-18, 25-20)
	†Arizona	10/5
	†Arizona St	10/7
Stanford (4-0) (12-2)		Pac-12
W	St. Mary’s [@ Honolulu]	(25-14, 25-16, 25-20)
W	Albany [@ Honolulu]	(25-14, 25-7, 25-15)
L	@ #7 Hawai’i	(25-17, 23-25, 15-25, 17-25)
L	@ #4 Penn St (8/31)	(13-25, 27-25, 23-25, 25-23, 13-15)
W	#18 Florida [@ Univ. Park]	(22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-16)
L	Jiangsu, China	(16-25, 15-25, 18-25)
W	Santa Clara	(25-10, 25-15, 25-14)
w	Loyola	(25-16, 25-27, 25-15, 25-15)
w	Pacific	(25-16, 25-22, 25-17)
W	San Francisco	(25-28, 25-12, 25-16)
W	@ St Mary’s	(18-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-19)
W	†California	(25-17, 25-17, 28-26)
W	†@ Utah	(17-25, 25-22, 25-23, 27-25)
W	†@ Arizona	(25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18)
W	†@ Arizona St	(29-27, 25-17, 26-28, 25-23)
	†Oregon	10/5
	†Oregon St	10/7
Oregon St (2-2) (12-4)		Pac-12
W	Oakland (@ Manhattan)	(25-18, 25-15, 25-19)
W	UC Irvine (@ Manhattan)	(25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22)
L	@ Kansas St	(24-26, 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 8-15)
L	Miami, FL [@ Normal, IL] (8/31)	(23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 23-25)
W	Presbyterian [@ Normal, IL]	(25-13, 25-21 25-22)
W	@ Illinois St	(23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 26-28, 15-6)
W	@ Illinois-Chicago	(25-22, 25-19, 27-25)
W	#2 Penn St [@ Chicago]	(17-25, 25-17, 11-25, 25-17, 15-12)
W	DePaul [@ Chicago]	(25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 15-11)
W	Santa Clara [@ Fullerton]	(25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 25-19)
W	San Diego St [@ Fullerton]	(24-26, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19)
W	@ Cal St Fullerton	(25-16, 25-21, 25-18)
L	†@ #7 Oregon	(12-25, 24-26, 15-25)
L	† @ #1 UCLA	(14-25, 18-25, 17-25)
W	Colorado	(25-13, 25-14, 19-25, 25-14)
W	Utah	(26-24, 25-23, 19-25, 25-22)
	@ California	10/5
	@ Stanford	10/7
Arizona St (2-2) (13-4)		Pac-12
W	Idaho St (@ El Paso)	(20-25, 25-17, 22-25, 29-27, 16-14)
W	Fresno St (@ El Paso)	(25-22, 25-11, 25-19)
W	@ UTEP	(23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-21)
W	@ UC Irvine	(25-21, 23-25, 13-25, 25-18, 11-15)
W	Colgate [@ Irvine]	(25-18, 25-18, 25-9)
W	@ Loyola Marymount	(27-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-18)
L	Wyoming [@ Lawrence, KS]	(23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 24-26, 11-15)
L	@ Kansas (9/7)	(25-20, 19-25, 24-26, 23-25)
W	C of Charleston [@ Lawrence, KS]	(25-17, 25-12, 25-21)
W	Villanova	(25-9, 25-9, 25-22)
W	UC Riverside	(25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 25-12)
W	Florida Atlantic	(25-11, 25-13, 25-20)
W	†Gonzaga	(25-20, 23-25, 25-11, 25-13)
L	†@ Arizona	(20-25, 16-25, 25-20, 21-25)
W	†Washington St	(25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23)
W	California	(25-17, 25-19, 25-14)
L	Stanford	(27-29, 17-25, 28-26, 23-25)
	@ UCLA	10/5
	@ USC	10/7
California (2-2) (8-6)		Pac-12
W	Delaware (@ San Diego)	(25-11, 25-13, 25-20)
L	@ San Diego St	(22-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-15, 11-15)
L	Baylor [@ Honolulu]	(23-25, 24-26, 23-25)
L	San Francisco [@ Honolulu] (9/1)	(25-22, 19-25, 22-25, 25-20, 12-15)
W	@ #6 Hawai’i	(25-23, 16-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-12)
L	Jiangsu, China	(18-25, 15-25, 27-25, 14-25)
w	Penn	(25-23, 25-12, 25-19)
w	UC Riverside	(25-19, 25-15, 25-19)
w	Northern Arizona	(25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 25-17)
W	St Mary’s	(26-24, 16-25, 25-23, 25-20)
L	@ San Francisco	(21-25, 21-25, 21-25)
L	†@ #6 Stanford	(17-25, 17-25, 24-26)
W	†@ Colorado	(23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-11, 15-8)
L	@ Arizona St	(17-25, 19-25, 14-25)
W	@ Arizona	(22-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-14)
	Oregon	10/3
	Oregon St	10/5
Colorado (1-3) (11-5)		Pac-12
W	Texas Southern (@ Huntsville)	(25-8, 25-14, 25-8)
W	Louisiana (@ Huntsville)	(25-14, 25-20, 25-21)
W	@ Sam Houston St	(19-25, 13-25, 25-21, 25-12, 15-12)
W	Cornell	(25-19, 25-21, 25-21)
L	Northern Arizona	(26-24, 21-25, 22-25, 19-25)
L	Fresno St (9/1)	(26-28, 21-25, 20-25)
W	@UMBC	(25-17, 21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-6)
W	Howard [@ Baltimore]	(25-14, 25-9, 25-8)
W	Robt. Morris [@ Baltimore]	(25-22, 25-22, 25-17)
W	@ Air Force	(37-35, 28-26, 24-26, 21-25, 15-12)
W	Cal St Bakersfield	(25-19, 23-25,19-25, 25-13, 15-13)
W	Norfolk St	(25-16, 25-22, 25-16)
W	†Utah	(25-21, 25-20, 25-21)
L	†California	(25-23, 22-25, 25-23, 11-25, 8-15)
L	@ Oregon St	(13-25, 14-25, 25-23, 14-25)
L	@ #2 Oregon	(11-25, 19-25, 16-25)
	Washington St	10/5
	Washington	10/7
Arizona (1-3) (9-6)		Pac-12
W	Evansville	(25-19, 25-20, 25-14)
L	Cal St Northridge	(25-23, 25-22, 24-26, 21-25, 9-15)
W	Utah Valley	(25-16, 25-15, 25-17)
L	Jiangsu, China [@ Malibu]	(25-21, 25-16, 25-17)
W	Cal St Fullerton [@ Malibu]	(25-17, 25-23, 25-22)
L	@ #14 Pepperdine	(20-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 12-15)
W	Iona	(25-17, 25-14, 25-18)
l	TCU (9/7)	(25-9, 24-26, 20-25, 13-25)
W	Lipscomb	(25-14, 25-17, 25-23)
W	UC Irvine	(26-24, 25-27, 25-27)
W	†Boise St	(25-23, 26-24, 25-15)
W	American	(25-16, 25-21, 25-11)
W	†Arizona St	(25-20, 25-16, 20-25, 25-21)
L	†#5 Washington	(16-25, 23-25, 25-18, 23-25)
L	#7 Stanford	(20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 18-25)
L	California	(25-22, 13-25, 20-25, 14-25)
	USC	10/5
	UCLA	10/7
Washington St (0-4) (10-6)		Pac-12
W	Montana (@ Moscow)	(25-23, 25-12, 2-19)
L	Pacific (@ Moscow)	(21-25, 14-25, 16-25)
L	@ Idaho (8/25)	(19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 26-28, 13-15)
W	Alabama St	(25-16, 25-9, 25-9)
W	†Seattle U	(25-8, 25-13, 25-16)
W	Weber St	(25-21, 25-14, 25-16)
W	CS Fullerton [@ Reno]	(25-20, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23)
W	@ Nevada	(25-10, 25-11, 25-23)
W	Cal St Bakersfield [@ Reno]	(25-18, 25-22, 25-14)
W	Norfolk St [@ Colo Springs]	(25-14, 25-15, 25-13)
W	Cal St Bakersfield [@ C Spgs]	(25-14, 25-27, 25-23, 25-18)
W	@ Air Force	(23-25, 25-9, 25-14, 25-21)
L	@ #5 Washington	(20-25, 29-27, 14-25, 25-27)
L	†@ Arizona St	(18-25, 25-20, 21-25, 23-25)
L	#4 UCLA	(17-25, 13-25, 15-25)
L	#3 USC	9/30
	@ Colorado	10/5
	@ Utah	10/6
Utah (0-4) (9-8)		Pac-12
W	Southern Utah (@ Logan)	(25-16, 25-17, 25-15)
W	@ Utah St	(21-25, 25-10, 25-17, 23-25, 16-14)
W	Weber St (@ Logan)	(25-17, 25-13, 25-23)
W	†Portland (@ Logan)	(25-9, 25-21, 25-21)
W	Utah Valley	(25-18, 25-17, 25-19)
L	Santa Clara [@ Davis]	(25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 16-18)
W	@ UC Davis	(25-14, 25-22, 25-21)
L	North Carolina [@ Davis]	(17-25, 19-25, 16-25)
L	@ BYU	(14-25, 15-25, 24-26)
L	†Portland St [@ Provo] (9/8)	(25-23, 19-25, 17-25, 29-31)
W	Bowling Green [@ Provo]	(29-27, 26-28, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11)
W	Cal Poly	(25-13, 25-23, 25-21)
W	Nevada	(25-18, 25-15, 25-14)
L	†@ Colorado	(21-25, 20-25, 21-25)
L	† #6 Stanford	(25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 25-27)
L	@ #2 Oregon	(15-25, 20-25, 22-25)
L	@ Oregon St	(24-26, 25-23, 19-25, 25-22)
	Washington	10/5
	Washington St	10/6

†	2012 Washington opponent

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