We've got a new No. 1 this week. You can see last week's Power Rankings here. If you don't like where you're ranked, beat a Big Ten team on the road when everyone expects you to cough it up.

1. UCLA Bruins: The Bruins have beaten a Power 5 team and a Group of 5 team. And both came relatively easily. This is a very complete football team that has yet to really be challenged. But there aren’t many question marks with this group, either. The back-to-back games against the Arizona schools coming up (after BYU) should be telling. And I’m guessing they aren’t overlooking BYU, either.

2. Oregon Ducks: Give the Ducks credit for going on the road against the No. 5 team in the country and being in position to win on their final possession. They’ll stay nationally relevant and probably earned some measure of respect. I thought long and hard about keeping them at No. 1, but their loss wasn’t without self-inflicted mistakes -- hence the one-position drop. But their narrow loss at Michigan State gives their 1-1 record plenty of credibility.

3. USC Trojans: The Trojans did exactly what they were supposed to do against Arkansas State and Idaho. I still don’t feel like we know much about this team other than they have really, really good athletes. That’s not a bad thing, mind you. Looking forward to seeing them against Stanford, which showed Saturday that it still plays pretty good defense.

4. Arizona Wildcats: Nick Wilson looks really, really good. He showed a nice balance of strength and speed. The Wildcats did nothing that warrants dropping them, but given the level of competition, there's not really enough to move them up, either. The linebacker injuries are piling up, sure. But Northern Arizona next week shouldn’t pose much of a problem.

5. Utah Utes: The Utes are the ugliest best-looking team in the league. Or is it the best-looking ugly team? Whatever. Neither win has been completely clean, but both have been convincing enough. I think they are pretty interchangeable with Arizona at this point, but I haven’t seen enough yet for the Utes to jump the Wildcats. They have a win over a Power 5 team, which keeps them ahead of Cal.

6. California Golden Bears: I’d venture to say the defense has exceeded expectations so far. They stopped a good running back in San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey and we already knew the offense was solid. Next week at Texas will be a good test.

7. Washington Huskies: Now we get into six more 1-1 teams. Washington’s loss in Week 1 was probably the best of this group. It beat up on an FCS team and the rushing attack got a little confidence in the process. Jake Browning continues to impress. Plus a shutout always feels nice -- FCS or not.

8. Stanford Cardinal: The best way to silence your critics is to drop 31. Stanford silenced its critics ... at least for a week. With USC coming up, the Cardinal have a big chance to climb back into relevancy. Their performance warrants the jump over ASU. Sun Devil fans, you really want to argue?

9. Arizona State Sun Devils: If you’re going to have one of those games in which everything falls apart, better it happen at home against an FCS team that you still find a way to beat. Question is, was this a one-game anomaly or a reflection of who this team really is? I’m leaning ... hesitantly ... toward anomaly.

10. Washington State Cougars: Oh Cougs ... what to make of you. You lose at home to an FCS team. Then you go on the road and beat a Big Ten team. Football totally makes sense. Glad you took last week’s advice.

11. Colorado Buffaloes: The Buffs snapped a nine-game losing streak and did so with one of their best rushing outputs in almost a decade. I think we got a glance of what this team could be. Question is, can it do it consistently against stiffer competition?

12. Oregon State Beavers: They looked great on their opening drive ... and then it all went to Hades. That was a tough encore for a team trying to rebuild its identity under a new coach. Best to learn from mistakes (and some would include the coaches in that conversation) and move on. The San Jose State game is more than winnable with Stanford and conference play on the horizon.