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Where every Pac-12 team ranks in ESPN's FPI after Week 3

A few Pac-12 teams are majorly trending upwards in the latest edition
Where every Pac-12 team ranks in ESPN's FPI after Week 3
Where every Pac-12 team ranks in ESPN's FPI after Week 3

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After what was a fairly decent Week 3 for the Pac-12 conference, six teams saw their ranking rise in ESPN's latest FPI rankings. 

The talk of the conference this week has been Washington, thanks to their huge win over No. 11 Michigan State. The Huskies may won by 11, but the game was not nearly as close as the score indicated as there was never a doubt. Both USC and Utah were able to blow out some of the Mountain West's top teams in Fresno State and San Diego State, and Oregon was able to embarrass No. 12 BYU. 

One of the more underrated wins that many people are glossing over is Arizona beating FCS powerhouse, North Dakota State. 

Even with all of these positives there were some negatives during Week 3 as Colorado looked so bad they issued an apology, Arizona State lost and fired their coach, and Cal was inches away from beating Notre Dame. 

Let's take a look where every Pac-12 team stands in ESPN's latest FPI rankings. A reminder, the data base as explained by ESPN is a "...measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily."

They do not match the AP Poll, so do not be surprised if some teams dropped that you weren't expecting.

116. Colorado

Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Brendon Lewis (12) scores a touchdown ahead of Washington Huskies linebacker Carson Bruener (42) in the fourth quarter at Folsom Field.
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 104 

77. Arizona

Arizona Wildcats quarterback Jayden de Laura (7) gestures at the line of scrimmage during the second half against the San Diego State Aztecs at Snapdragon Stadium.
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 80

71. Arizona State

Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Herm Edwards walks the sidelines as his team plays the Eastern Michigan Eagles at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.
Alex Gould/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

Previous Ranking: 53

63. Stanford

Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 62

61. Washington State

Washington State Cougars quarterback Cameron Ward (1) scrambles with the football under pressure from Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Nick Herbig (19) during the fourth quarter at Camp Randall Stadium.
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 76

60. Cal

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 74

46. UCLA

UCLA Bruins head coach Chip Kelly in the first half against the Southern California Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 45

36. Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers quarterback Chance Nolan (10) throws the ball against the Utah State Aggies in the first half of the 2021 LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium.
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 50 

21. Washinton

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 25 

20. Oregon

Yellow Team quarterback Bo Nix (10) throws out a pass during the Oregon Spring Game Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Autzen Stadium.
Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Previous Ranking: 32

13. Utah

Utah Utes cornerback Clark Phillips III (8) runs back an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Washington State Cougars at Rice-Eccles Stadium
Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 10

11. USC

Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

Previous Ranking: 8 

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KEVIN BORBA

Managing Editor and Publisher of CardinalCountry.com, formerly a Pac-12 Network Production Assistant and a contributing writer for USA Today's Longhorns Wire. I am a proud graduate of Quinnipiac University's sports journalism master's program. Follow me on Twitter @Kevin__Borba 

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