Week 13 power rankings

The analysts on ESPN spent a good chunk of the latest College Football Playoff rankings reveal debating the merits of three-loss USC.

But it’s another Pac-12 school that’s in prime position to make the CFP.

The path is clear for No. 5 Washington. Basically, if the Huskies win out, they’re in.

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First comes the Apple Cup against Washington State. The winner faces USC or Colorado in the Pac-12 Championship Game. With Michigan and Ohio State playing what amounts to an elimination game Saturday, UW essentially controls its fate. There’s no way the committee will keep out a one-loss Pac-12 champion.

So where did the Huskies land in our penultimate Pac-12 Power Rankings of 2016? Read on to find out.

As always, the rankings are voted on by the Star’s three-man panel of Jon Gold, Michael Lev and Zack Rosenblatt. Lev has the comments this week.