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DENVER -- For a team picked to be at the bottom, ninth-ranked Colorado sure made a quick ascent to the top.No wonder the Buffaloes used The Rise as one of their motivational mantras.Coach Mike MacIntyre and the Buffaloes (10-2, 8-1 Pac-12, No. 9 CFP) have turned into one of the biggest surprises of college football this season. Picked last in the South Division during the preseason media poll , the resurgent Buffs reeled off six straight conference wins to earn a spot in the Pac-12 championship game Friday against No. 4 Washington (11-1, 8-1, No. 5 CFP).That Make CU Great again slogan plastered across the front of hats worn by Colorado players may need a little revising, because theyre well on their way.Were getting there, receiver Devin Ross said after beating Utah on Saturday. Were close. ... We still have a lot of work left to do.The Buffaloes play a Washington team that wasnt a total surprise to win the North, even if Stanford was forecasted in the preseason poll. The Huskies sealed their spot in the leagues title game by routing Washington State 45-17 in the Apple Cup last Friday.Hopefully well show up and play our best game of the year, Washington coach Chris Petersen said of the Pac-12 title game.The Huskies go against a Colorado team led by a turnover-producing defense and gritty quarterback Sefo Liufau, who made a quicker-than-expected return from a severe foot injury he suffered a year ago. The Buffaloes finished last in the Pac-12 South in each of MacIntyres first three seasons in Boulder -- winning a combined two league games -- before this years transformation.It was the first eight-win conference season in school history.The best word I can use right now is joy, MacIntyre said. Joy from the bottom of my toes to the top of my head for the players, the coaches, everybody involved with our program, all the fans that stayed with us and all the fans that came back.Here are things to know heading into the title game at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, California:SEFOS SUCCESS: Colorado wasnt sure if Liufau would even be healed in time for the season after having surgery last November to fix a Lisfranc injury , which usually involves a separation of ligaments and joints in the foot. The team courted graduate transfer QB Davis Webb, the gunslinger who announced he would be joining the Buffaloes soon after graduating from Texas Tech only to change his mind and head to California.Liufau, whos from Tacoma, Washington, has set or tied 87 school marks over his career.BROWNINGS MOMENT: Jake Browning was deservedly in the Heisman Trophy conversation for most of the season. Then, he was quickly dropped after struggling in Washingtons loss to USC when he threw two interceptions.Dont discount Browning, though -- his three-TD performance on Friday against Washington State may get him back into consideration. A big game against the best pass defense in the Pac-12 just might get Browning to New York as a finalist. Browning has 40 touchdown passes this season, becoming just the third Pac-12 quarterback in league history to reach the 40 TD mark, joining Jared Goff and Marcus Mariota.MAKING HISTORY: The Buffaloes are the fourth team to go from worst to first in the conferences history. One of those was Washington, which accomplished the feat in 1959 when the Huskies followed up a 1-6 in `58 with a 3-1 mark in an abbreviated schedule.TAILS NEVER FAILS: Colorado is 11-1 during the coin toss this season. The Buffs only loss on the coin flip was at USC on Oct. 8. Thats also the last time theyve dropped a game.HOME-RUN THREAT: The Huskies have 27 touchdowns this season of 25 or more yards and at least one in every game. The Buffaloes will want to keep a close eye on John Ross and Dante Pettis -- either on offense or special teams -- along with the running duo of Myles Gaskin and Lavon Coleman.Washingtons goal is to win the Pac-12 and our goal is to win the Pac-12. Its going to be a great game, MacIntyre said. Its going to be spectacular.---AP Sports Writer Tim Booth contributed from Seattle.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Air Max a Vendre En Belgique ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. Nike Air Max Outlet Belgique . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. 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