LY: 20
TY: 5

80.360

2.90

13.6, NR

NR New to poll: 22 Miami, 23 Washington State, 24 UCLA, 25 Iowa

UCLA has beat their opponents, but oddly both well and not well. Too early to tell if UCLA can win the Pac-12 given how strong the conference is, but they deserve a Top 25 ranking.

Wins over Coastal and SDSU, usually pretty tough G5

Big road win at SDSU. Road wins vs winning teams are huge early on in this system

85.87 |
NEW +24

(14) W San Diego State

Demolished SDSU out of here.

UCLA is going to go 9-3 and ruin someone's playoff hopes

+13

(2-0) - 41.510pts

The Bruins have not been too impressive in their victories so far at home vs Coastal Carolina who lost a good bit of production from last year’s 9-win outfit and at San Diego State, who have seemingly regressed under Coach Brady Hoke (sound familiar, Michigan fans?). Regardless, a score differential against decent G5 opposition of +39 isn’t anything to scoff at, and so the Bruins find themselves making the jump into the top 25 for the first time. QB 5-star Dante Moore looks like the real deal despite Chip Kelly’s insistence on a battle, and a relatively weak PAC-12 schedule (well, as weak as it gets in this year’s absolutely loaded conference) should see UCLA continue their good record under him, starting with a presumed victory over FCS NC Central this weekend.

Good enough to make Top 25

Big win vs SDSU

UCLA's two wins against decent FBS opponents provided a good enough argument for placement in the top 25.

Covered against SDSU