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Oregon and Stanford lead four Pac-12 teams in the final regular-season AP and coaches' polls. Oregon ranks No. 3 in the coaches' poll, which counts in the BCS standings, while it's fifth in the AP poll. Rose Bowl-bound Stanford is eighth in both p...

Oregon led the Pac-12 at No. 5 in the latest BCS standings, but the Ducks and the conference have no chance to play for the national title. Stanford, which ended Oregon's national title hopes with a win in Eugene on Nov. 17, is eighth. Oregon Stat...

Oregon's home loss to Stanford dropped the Ducks to No. 5 in the BCS standings. Notre Dame is No. 1, Alabama is No. 2 and Georgia is No. 3. That means if Notre Dame beats USC on Saturday, it almost certainly will play the SEC champion for the n...

Despite the dispiriting home loss to Stanford, Oregon may yet have hope of finding its way into the national title game. The Ducks fell from No. 1 to fourth Sunday in the coaches poll, which counts in the BCS standings, and fifth in the AP poll, w...

Oregon is No. 2 behind Kansas State in the BCS standings, which means the Ducks pretty much control their own destiny: Win out, and they will play for a national title for the second time in three years. After Alabama lost, Oregon is ranked No. 1 ...

After Alabama lost at home to Texas A&M on Saturday, Oregon climbed to No. 1 in both the AP and the coaches' poll, the latter poll counting in the BCS standings. The Ducks are also expected to be No. 1 in the Harris Poll, which will be release...

Oregon's win over USC and Notre Dame's struggles boosted the Ducks to No. 3 in the BCS standings. The Ducks' offense put up historic numbers in a 62-51 win at USC, while the Fighting Irish needed triple overtime to beat Pittsburgh, a team that los...

Oregon may need to fret just a bit. But not too much. As ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit said, "If Oregon wins out, it controls its own destiny." With USC and Oregon State losing over the weekend, the Ducks' two A-list foes down the stretch of the seaso...

The Pac-12 now has six teams in the AP poll, but that pleasant detail omits that Oregon is now the conference's only top-10 team. Oregon remained No. 2 in both the AP and coaches poll, the latter counting in the BCS standings, which will be releas...

Oregon remains No. 2 in both human polls, but most projections have the Ducks falling to fourth behind Florida and Kansas State when the BCS standings are released tonight. The top-five is the same in both polls: 1. Alabama; 2. Oregon; 3. Florida;...

USC is 5-1 and ranked 10th in the BCS standings. Its defense is playing well. And it's hanging around the national picture. But what everyone wants to talk about is what's wrong, most notably what's wrong with the Trojans' star-laden offense. I...

Oregon was ranked third in the initial BCS standings released Sunday night, behind No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida. The Ducks are No. 2 in all the major polls, but are ranked sixth by the computers. One computer poll has the Ducks 10th, which is a...

ESPN's Brad Edwards, a numbers guru, provides a nice preview of what the BCS standings would look like if they were released this week, instead of next Sunday. His conclusion? He writes, "[It] feels like the national title hunt is already down to ...

The Pac-12 remains on the outside looking in with the latest BCS standings, but there is good news. LSU and Alabama are firmly atop the BCS standings. Oklahoma State is No. 3, and the Cowboys face a big matchup with Oklahoma on Saturday. The go...

The Pac-12 went from being a player to a spectator in the BCS standings. Stanford is sixth and Oregon 10th in the BCS standings released Sunday. The SEC has the top three spots: LSU at No. 1, Alabama at No. 2, and Arkansas at No. 3. Stanford is...

On Oct. 30, a day after whipping Colorado 48-14, Arizona State was 6-2 and ranked 19th in the BCS standings. Looking at its four remaining games -- UCLA, Washington State, Arizona and California -- a 10-win season and all the rewards that brings seem...