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Happy Friday. Follow me on Twitter, which is the zany new computer thing! To the notes! Sam from Eugene, Ore., writes: I'm a Duck and have always been a Duck but how can you not have Mike Riley on the poll for 2nd best Pac 12 coach? Ted M...

Which Pac-12 team will make headlines on national signing day Wednesday and leap in the recruiting rankings? That's our question, and it's a relevant one, because lots of big names are still out there -- vacillating and playing coy with reporters ...

Recruiting rankings generally look a lot like the AP Top-25 poll, but a fundamental reality about recruiting hasn't changed, even with the increased scrutiny of this high-tech age. Recruiting evaluations are an inexact science. From ESPN Magaz...

The AP and Coaches polls have spoken. Here is my humble vote for ESPN.com's final 2011 power rankings. Feel free to take issue, but only in colorful ways. 1. Alabama 2. LSU 3. Oklahoma State 4. Oregon 5. USC 6. Stanford 7. Boise State 8....

Oregon led the top-heavy charge of the Pac-12 in the final human polls, ranking fourth for both the AP and USA Today coaches polls. This was the Ducks' second consecutive top-four ranking. Since 2008, the Ducks have finished no worse than 11th. ...

Some become college football fans to root for someone. Some become fans to root against someone. This blog entry intends to help the latter. You can find USA Today's graphic here on how the coaches voted in their final poll. It allows you to be...

The Pac-12 isn't in the national title hunt, but its top troika is the best in the nation, according to the AP poll released Sunday. Three Pac-12 teams rank in the top six: No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 USC, No. 6 Oregon. No other conference matches that....

Stanford is ranked fourth in both the AP and coaches poll, though the Cardinal are behind different No. 3 teams. Stanford is five points behind No. 3 Oklahoma State in the AP poll and 85 points ahead of No. 5 Virginia Tech. Let's pause for a mo...

USC finally got some respect in the AP poll, but don't expect too much head-to-head logic from the pecking order of Pac-12 teams. Stanford is ranked fourth by the AP and fifth by the coaches. Oregon two weeks ago decisively won at Stanford, but it...

After whipping Stanford on the road, Oregon moved up to No. 4 in the AP and Coaches Polls, which were released Sunday. LSU received every No. 1 vote in both polls. Oklahoma State is No. 2 and Alabama No. 3 in both polls. So it's fairly clear wh...

Yeah, Stanford, this is getting serious. Stanford rose to No. 2 in the coaches poll and No. 3 in the AP poll on Sunday. The coaches poll counts in the BCS standings, the AP does not. Still, two things need to happen for the Cardinal to be certa...

Stanford is No. 3 in the coaches poll, which counts in the BCS standings, and fourth in the AP poll, which doesn't. Oregon is sixth in both polls, the highest rated one-loss team. You might have heard the Ducks and Cardinal are schedule to get tog...

Stanford is squarely in the national title race. The Cardinal moved up from No. 8 to No. 6 in the BCS standings released Sunday. The Cardinal are No. 3 in the coaches poll and No. 4 in the Harris poll, the two human polls that count in the stan...

In the coaches' poll, one of the human polls that counts in the BCS standings, Stanford is sitting pretty at No. 3, considering No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama play on Nov. 5. That means the Cardinal's formula for playing for the national title is sim...

Washington entered both polls Sunday, while Arizona State wasn't dropped after losing at Oregon. The Huskies were ranked 22nd by the AP and 24th by the coaches. Arizona State was tied with Georgia for 24th in the AP and ranked 25th with the coa...

USC has now won eight consecutive games against California. And the Golden Bears have lost six conference games in a row. USC is now 5-1 and 3-1 in the Pac-12. The Trojans should be returning to the AP poll. And Cal, 3-3 and 0-3 in conference play...