We now have tangible data to work with. It’s not great. But we have a better picture than we did when we came out with the preseason power rankings. As always, if you don’t like where you’re ranked, play better.

1. Oregon Ducks: The Ducks didn’t do much to weaken their standing. Royce Freeman looked sensational, averaging 8.6 yards per carry with 180 yards and three touchdowns. Vernon Adams Jr. looked comfortable running the offense. The points allowed are a bit concerning. We’ll know more about this team after next week.

2. UCLA Bruins: UCLA and USC are pretty much neck and neck at this point. The Bruins get the edge for beating a Power 5 team. Josh Rosen looked as advertised in his first game and the defense flew to the ball. They were balanced offensively and Devin Fuller looks to be emerging as a nice receiving option. UCLA looked like the most complete team in the conference -- though we'll have to see how they fare defensively sans Eddie Vanderdoes.

3. USC Trojans: As noted, the Trojans could easily occupy the No. 2 spot. But they beat up on a Group of 5 team. Nothing wrong with that. USC did nothing to damage its national standing. The Trojans looked explosive offensively and that stable of running backs is going to be scary good. The only concern here was the five sacks allowed. For such a highly touted line, that’s about five too many against a Sun Belt team.

4. Arizona Wildcats: The Wildcats move down only because the Bruins moved up. Arizona looked fantastic offensively with the Anu Solomon-Nick Wilson backfield clicking. And Johnny Jackson had a great game with eight catches for 101 yards and a score. DaVonte' Neal (11 tackles) looks at home on defense. Given the schedule, the Cats should be able to ride things out while Scooby Wright III recovers from injury.

5. Utah Utes: The Utes get lots of props for handling the Jim Harbaugh hype. But Kyle Whittingham will be the first to say his team needs some work. The run defense was spectacular, but Sack Lake City was nowhere to be found and the Wolverines let the Utes off the hook on a couple of missed deep balls. It bodes well, however, that Travis Wilson looked as good as he did.

6. California Golden Bears: There is only so much you can take away from Cal’s blowout win over Grambling State given the level of competition. That said, the defense looks to be much improved. The Bears flew to the ball, forced turnovers and even put up some defensive points. The offense is going to be great. No one was worried about that. But it will be interesting to track the defensive progress as the schedule stiffens.

7. Washington Huskies: The Huskies earned a measure of respect for fighting back and getting into position to tie Boise State. That was as hostile of an environment as they’ll face with plenty of sidebar distractions for their coach. Jake Browning’s future looks bright and the special teams, for the most part, were stellar. No one likes morale victories, especially coaches or players. But from the outside looking in, the Huskies competed to the end. And there’s something to be said for that.

8. Arizona State Sun Devils: The Sun Devils just can’t seem to fix those special-teams woes, can they? The final score (38-17) makes the loss to Texas A&M look worse than it really was, because it was a one-score game with four minutes left to play. Still, the ASU offense managed just 3.5 yards per offensive play while its defense yielded 5.3. Giving up nine sacks didn’t help. Big picture in ASU’s season, this loss isn’t devastating. But the Sun Devils didn’t do the league any favors from a national perspective.

9. Oregon State Beavers: We can’t read too much into OSU’s win given the level of competition. The Beavers will certainly see a stiffer challenge next week in Michigan. That said, Seth Collins delivered the fireworks as promised. He’s pretty electric. The Beavers are still likely in for a long season, but there were certainly some positives to hang their hat on. I’m also wondering if defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake can broker a sit down between Collins and Travis Wilson about the dangers of leaving your feet against Michigan.

10. Stanford Cardinal: That goes down as the worst game of the David Shaw era. Not even close. The offense was stagnant and undisciplined. There were procedural errors, missed assignments and questionable game management moves. The Cardinal looked absolutely nothing like the group that ended last year on such a high note. Just bad.

11. Colorado Buffaloes: Once again, we were willing to give the Buffs the benefit of the doubt heading into Week 1. Once again, the Buffs disappointed. Say what you want about how that game ended. Colorado should never have been in that spot to begin with. I do think Colorado is better than the product in Hawaii. But the benefit of the doubt is quickly slipping away.

12. Washington State Cougars: Want people to stop saying “They Coug’ed it”? Then stop Coug’ing it.