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The Morales Power-Rating System — something I concocted on my own without tinkering with a computer or piggy-backing off Jeff Sagarin — is about as basic as a ranking platform can get. It’s easy: A team must beat an FBS team with a winning record against FBS competition to get truly rewarded. If a team loses to an FBS team with a losing record — or God forbid an FCS school (cough, Colorado) — it should get what is coming to it. The key is not only the victory or defeat, it is how the FBS opponent fairs the rest of the way with its won-loss record against FBS competition and its overall offensive and defensive stats compared to the other 120 FBS teams in the country.

MORALES PAC-12 POWER RATINGS

Team	Ovr	Conf	Note
1. Oregon St.	3-0	2-0	Two tough road wins put Beavers atop power standings
2. Oregon	5-0	2-0	Ducks' win over Wazzu not as impressive as OSU's win vs. UA
3. UCLA	4-1	1-1	Bruins take care of Colorado and now face hapless Cal
4. Stanford	3-1	1-1	Cardinal opponents 11-4 vs. FBS competition
5. Arizona St.	4-1	2-0	Devils move up only because they won on road
6. Arizona	3-2	0-2	Both losses vs. two best Pac-12 teams
7. Washington	3-1	1-0	Stanford win significant but now must play at Oregon
8. Southern Cal	3-1	1-1	Teams Trojans beat are now 0-10 vs. FBS teams
9. Utah	2-2	0-1	Missed FG away (vs. BYU) from being 0-3 vs. FBS teams
10. California	1-4	0-2	Coaching change if Cal loses at Wazzu in two weeks?
11. Washington St.	2-2	0-2	Lost only one point in neutral site loss to Ducks
12. Colorado	1-4	1-1	Buffaloes return to futility with big home loss to UCLA

Team-by-team Morales Pac-12 Power Ratings (after Sept. 29 games)
Read further for points explanations for every team and scoring system guideline.

1. OREGON STATE (3-0, 2-0) 2 points (No. 28 total offense) -1 point (No. 66 total defense) 0 points for beating Wisconsin (2-2 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating Wisconsin (No. 109 total offense) 2 points for beating Wisconsin (No. 39 total defense) 2 points for beating UCLA (win was on road) 3 points for beating UCLA (4-1 vs. FBS teams) 3 points for beating UCLA (No. 4 total offense) 0 points for beating UCLA (No. 70 total defense) 2 points for beating Arizona (win was on road) 0 points for beating Arizona (2-2 vs. FBS teams) 3 points for beating Arizona (No. 10 total offense) 0 points for beating Arizona (No. 94 total defense) TOTAL: 16. LAST WEEK: No. 2, 12 points.

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2. OREGON (5-0, 2-0) 3 points (No. 7 total offense) 1 point (No. 52 total defense) 0 points for beating Arkansas State (1-3 vs. FBS teams) 2 points for beating Arkansas State (No. 31 total offense) 1 points for beating Arkansas State (No. 60 total defense) 0 points for beating Fresno State (2-2 vs. FBS teams) 3 points for beating Fresno State (No. 15 total offense) 1 point for beating Fresno State (No. 44 total defense) 0 points for beating Tennessee Tech (FCS school) 0 points for beating Arizona (2-2 vs. FBS teams) 3 points for beating Arizona (No. 10 total offense) 0 points for beating Arizona (No. 94 total defense) 1 point for beating Washington State (win was at neutral site) 0 points for beating Washington State (1-3 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating Washington State (No. 84 total offense) 0 points for beating Washington State (No. 95 total defense) TOTAL: 15. LAST WEEK: No. 1, 14 points.

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3. UCLA (4-1, 1-1) 3 points (No. 4 total offense) -1 points (No. 70 total defense) 2 points for beating Rice (win was on road) 0 points for beating Rice (1-4 vs. FBS teams) 1 point for beating Rice (No. 42 total offense) 0 points for beating Rice (No. 119 total defense) 2 points for beating Nebraska (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 3 points for beating Nebraska (No. 13 total offense) 2 point for beating Nebraska (No. 35 total defense) 0 points for beating Houston (1-2 vs. FBS teams) 3 points for beating Houston (No. 19 total offense) 0 points for beating Houston (No. 111 total defense) -2 points for losing to Oregon State (game was at home) 0 points for losing to Oregon State (3-0 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Oregon State (No. 28 total offense) -1 points for losing to Oregon State (No. 66 total defense) 2 points for beating Colorado (win was on road) 0 points for beating Colorado (1-3 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating Colorado (No. 101 total offense) 0 points for beating Colorado (No. 108 total defense) TOTAL: 14. LAST WEEK: No. 3, 10 points.

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4. STANFORD (3-1, 1-1) -3 points (No. 105 total offense) 2 points (No. 24 total defense) 2 points for beating San Jose State (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 1 point for beating San Jose State (No. 51 total offense) 3 points for beating San Jose State (No. 19 total defense) 2 points for beating Duke (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 1 point for beating Duke (No. 53 total offense) 1 point for beating Duke (No. 42 total defense) 2 points for beating USC (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 1 point for beating USC (No. 52 total offense) 2 points for beating USC (No. 36 total defense) 0 points for losing to Washington (2-1 vs. FBS teams) -3 points for losing to Washington (No. 107 total offense) 0 points for losing to Washington (No. 21 total defense) TOTAL: 11. LAST WEEK: No. 4, 9 points.

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5. ARIZONA STATE (4-1, 2-0) 2 points (No. 39 total offense) 3 points (No. 10 total defense) 0 points for beating NAU (FCS school) 0 points for beating Illinois (1-3 vs. FBS schools) 0 points for beating Illinois (No. 96 in total offense) 2 points for beating Illinois (No. 34 in total defense) 0 points for losing at Missouri (2-2 vs. FBS teams) -2 points for losing to Missouri (No. 98 in total offense) 0 points for losing to Missouri (No. 30 in total defense) 0 points for beating Utah (1-2 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating Utah (No. 112 total offense) 2 points for beating Utah (No. 29 total defense) 2 points for beating California (win on the road) 0 points for beating California (0-4 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating California (No. 77 total offense) 0 points for beating California (No. 80 total defense) TOTAL: 9. LAST WEEK: No. 6, 6 points.

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6. ARIZONA (3-2, 0-2) 3 points (No. 10 total offense) -2 points (No. 94 total defense) 2 points for beating Toledo (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 1 point for beating Toledo (No. 41 total offense) 0 points for beating Toledo (No. 103 in total defense) 0 points for beating Oklahoma State (1-2 vs. FBS teams) 3 points for beating Oklahoma State (No. 1 total offense) 1 point for beating Oklahoma State (No. 54 total defense) 0 points for beating South Carolina State (FCS school) 0 points for losing at Oregon (4-0 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Oregon (No. 7 total offense) 0 points for losing to Oregon (No. 52 total defense) -2 points for losing to Oregon State (loss was at home) 0 points for losing to Oregon State (3-0 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Oregon State (No. 28 total offense) -1 point for losing to Oregon State (No. 66 total defense) TOTAL: 5. LAST WEEK: No. 5, 9 points.

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7. WASHINGTON (3-1, 1-0) -3 points (No. 107 total offense) 2 points (No. 21 total defense) 0 points for beating San Diego State (1-3 vs. FBS teams) 1 point for beating San Diego State (No. 49 total offense) 0 points for beating San Diego State (No. 84 total defense) 0 points for losing at LSU (4-0 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to LSU (No. 47 total offense) 0 points for losing to LSU (No. 4 total defense) 0 points for beating Portland State (FCS school) 2 points for beating Stanford (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating Stanford (No. 105 total offense) 2 points for beating Stanford (No. 24 total defense) TOTAL: 4. LAST WEEK: No. 9, 0 points.

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8. SOUTHERN CAL (3-1, 1-1) 1 point (No. 52 total offense) 2 points (No. 36 total defense) 0 points for beating Hawaii (0-3 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating Hawaii (No. 114 total offense) 0 points for beating Hawaii (No. 82 total defense) 1 point for beating Syracuse (win was at neutral site) 0 points for beating Syracuse (0-3 vs. FBS teams) 2 points for beating Syracuse (No. 27 total offense) 1 point for beating Syracuse (No. 46 total defense) 0 points for losing at Stanford (3-1 vs. FBS teams) -3 points for losing to Stanford (No. 105 total offense) 0 points for losing to Stanford (No. 24 total defense) 0 points for beating California (0-4 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating California (No. 77 total offense) 0 points for beating California (No. 80 total defense) TOTAL: 4. LAST WEEK: No. 7, 4 points.

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9. UTAH (2-2, 0-1) -3 points (No. 112 total offense) 2 points (No. 29 total defense) 0 points for beating Northern Colorado (FCS school) 0 points for losing at Utah State (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Utah State (No. 40 total offense) 0 points for losing to Utah State (No. 11 total defense) 0 points for beating BYU (2-2 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating BYU (No. 64 total offense) 3 points for beating BYU (No. 5 total defense) 0 points for losing at Arizona State (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Arizona State (No. 39 total offense) 0 points for losing to Arizona State (NO. 10 total defense) TOTAL: 2. LAST WEEK: No. 8, 4 points.

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10. CALIFORNIA (1-4, 0-2) -1 point (No. 77 total offense) -1 point (No. 80 total defense) -2 points for losing to Nevada (loss was at home) 0 points for losing to Nevada (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Nevada (No. 5 total offense) -2 points for losing to Nevada (No. 83 total defense) 0 points for beating Southern Utah (FCS school) 0 points for losing at Ohio State (5-0 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Ohio State (No. 54 total offense) 0 point for losing to Ohio State (No. 57 total defense) 0 points for losing to Southern Cal (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Southern Cal (No. 52 total offense) 0 points for losing to Southern Cal (No. 36 total defense) -2 points for losing to Arizona State (loss was at home) 0 points for losing to Arizona State (3-1 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Arizona State (No. 39 total offense) 0 points for losing to Arizona State (NO. 10 total defense) TOTAL: -8. LAST WEEK: No. 10, -9 points.

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11. WAZZU (2-3, 0-2) -2 points (No. 84 total offense) -3 points (No. 104 total defense) 0 points for losing at BYU (2-2 vs. FBS teams) -1 points for losing to BYU (No. 64 total offense) 0 points for losing to BYU (No. 5 total defense) 0 points for beating Eastern Washington (FCS school) 2 points for beating UNLV (win was on the road) 0 points for beating UNLV (1-3 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating UNLV (No. 80 total offense) 0 points for beating UNLV (No. 92 total defense) -2 points for losing to Colorado (loss was at home) -2 point for losing to Colorado (1-3 vs. FBS teams) -3 points for losing to Colorado (No. 101 total offense) -3 points for losing to Colorado (No. 108 total defense) -1 point for losing to Oregon (loss at neutral site) 0 points for losing to Oregon (4-0 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Oregon (No. 7 total offense) 0 points for losing to Oregon (No. 52 total defense) TOTAL: -15. LAST WEEK: No. 12, -13 points.

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12. COLORADO (1-4, 1-1) -3 points (No. 101 total offense) -3 points (No. 108 total defense) -1 point for losing to Colorado State (loss was at neutral site) -2 points for losing to Colorado State (1-3 vs FBS teams) -3 points for losing to Colorado State (No. 103 total offense) -2 point for losing to Colorado State (No. 81 total defense) -3 points for losing to Sacramento State (loss was to FCS school at home) 0 points for losing to Fresno State (2-2 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to Fresno State (No. 15 total offense) 0 points for losing to Fresno State (No. 44 total defense) 2 points for beating Washington State (game was on the road) 0 points for beating Washington State (1-3 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for beating Washington State (No. 84 total offense) 0 points for beating Washington State (No. 104 total defense) -2 points for losing to UCLA (game was at home) 0 points for losing to UCLA (4-1 vs. FBS teams) 0 points for losing to UCLA (No. 4 total offense) -1 point for losing to UCLA (No. 70 total defense) TOTAL: -18. LAST WEEK: No. 11, -12 points.

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The scoring system:
– Teams get points for a win over another FBS program that has a winning record against other FBS programs. Points to be added for each game above .500.
– They should get two if they win on the road (one at a neutral site) no matter the record of the opponent against FBS competition.
– Wins over FCS teams on the road count as one point. Victories over FCS programs at home do not count.
– Teams should have a point reduced for defeats against other FBS teams with a losing record. Points to be reduced for each game below .500.
– They should have two points deducted for home losses to FBS teams and three points reduced by losing to FCS teams at home. They should have a point deducted for a loss at a neutral site.
– Teams should get points incrementally in victories over other FBS teams when factoring the major statistical categories: Total offense and total defense. A team will get three points with a victory against an FBS team that ranks in the top 20, two from 21 to 40, one from 41 to 60. Conversely, points will be taken away using the same ratio in losses to teams that rank 61 or below in these categories
– Teams will get three points if it ranks No. 1-20 in total offense and total defense, two if it ranks No. 21-40, and one if it ranks No. 41-60. Conversely, they will have points deducted in the same ratio if they rank No. 61 or below in these categories.
– If teams have same amount of points, head-to-head is the tie-breaker. If teams are tied and don’t play or haven’t played each other, the tie-breaker is outcome against top power team on down until a separation is made. The next tie-breaker is record vs. FBS teams.

Site publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner