Following Oregon football’s 30-27 upset win over No. 7 Washington at Autzen Stadium on Saturday, the Ducks have climbed five spots to No. 12 in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll for week eight.

Oregon (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) is now the highest ranked Pac-12 team in the poll. Washington dropped eight spots to No. 15, while Oregon’s next opponents, Washington State, earned a No. 25 ranking in the poll. The Ducks and Cougars will play in Pullman on Saturday on the national stage, with ESPN’s College GameDay traveling to Washington State for the game.

Stanford received 71 votes, the most of any bubble team, while USC received 53, Colorado received 49 and Utah received 33.

Week 8 AP Top-25:

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Clemson

4. Notre Dame

5. LSU

6. Michigan

7. Texas

8. Georgia

9. Oklahoma

10. UCF

11. Florida

12. Oregon

13. West Virginia

14. Kentucky

15. Washington 

16. North Carolina State

17. Texas A&M

18. Penn State

19. Iowa

20. Cincinnati

21. South Florida

22. Mississippi State

23. Wisconsin

24. Michigan State

25. Washington State

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