Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, UCLA and USC also were represented in the initial top-25.
The Pac-12 placed six teams in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday afternoon, but undefeated Washington did not make the top four.
CFP selection committee chair Boo Corrigan told ESPN that Washington’s recent close calls against Arizona State and Stanford were “a little bit of a concern.” The Cardinal and Sun Devils have a combined record of 4-12, but both pushed the Huskies to the wire. Oregon was slotted sixth, just behind UW, as the highest-ranked one-loss team. The Huskies won the head-to-head matchup 36-33 in Seattle a few weeks ago.
The Pac-12’s other ranked teams were in the bottom half of the committee’s top-25, with No. 16 Oregon State followed by No. 18 Utah, No. 19 UCLA and No. 20 USC.
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