2012 BCS Standings, Week 9: Ducks see drop off despite dominating victory

Maybe the computers weren't watching the same Oregon team the rest of the nation was Thursday because the Ducks were dropped to No. 4 in the latest BCS rankings.

College football rankings, week 9: Oregon and Oregon State remain in top 10 of AP Poll

Oregon remains at No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll while the Oregon State Beavers move up one spot to No. 7.

Utah vs. Oregon State 2012 reaction: Beavers win with help from Utes

Saturday's victory kept the Oregon State Beavers among the undefeated teams — an ever-shrinking group as the season progresses — but their 21-7 win over the Utah Utes included unusual routes to victory, and some underwhelming performances.

Over at Building the Dam, the guys focused on how the Beavers had already used a variety of methods to get to victory this year, and Saturday night was no different.

Utah outgained Oregon State by 81 yards. The Utes had 4 more first downs than the Beavs. They led the time of possession battle by nearly 9 minutes. And yet the Beavers remain undefeated.

The early focus was on an offense that had some trouble out of the gate. Quarterback Cody Vaz was erratic, throwing incompletions on his first two attempts and fumbling the snap on third down. From there, the Utes took over, but as was the case all night, they were unable to capitalize on mistakes.

Throughout the game the Beaver offense looked quite dysfunctional. They traveled just 12 yards in their first drive when Cody Vaz made two bad throws on first and second down, and fumbled the snap on third down, forcing the first of 8 Keith Kostol punts. But, and this was a theme for the game, Utah couldn't capitalize, missing a 42 yard field goal after driving 55 yards down the field.

Despite Utah's inability to capitalize, the team was able to take advantage of what the bloggers saw as a weaker Beavers defense — one that allowed an 88-yard, 10-play drive in the second quarter.

The Utes took advantage of what was a somewhat soft Beaver defense in the second quarter, driving 88 yards on 10 plays and scoring their only points of the day on a 18 yard touchdown. It feels quite weird to write that sentence, as Utah had first and goal from the 3 in the first drive of the second half.

Oregon State vs. Utah results: Beavers remain perfect with victory over Utah, 21-7

No. 8 Oregon State doesn't care that they're not the team in Oregon getting all the attention. The prefer to fly under the radar as they continue to climb up the rankings. The Beavers improved their spotless record to 6-0 with Saturday's win over the Utes of Utah, 21-7.

Not only does Storm Woods have one of the coolest names in college football, he's pretty good, too. The running back scored all 3 touchdowns for the Beavers In the first quarter, Woods rushed for a 1 yard touchdown. In the second, he rushed for a 2 yard touchdown. After taking a break from scoring touchdowns in the third, Woods scored his third and final touchdown of the game on a 2 yard run.

The only semi-blemish on Oregon State's game was the inability to convert on third down. In 10 tries, the team only converted twice. This lead to a busy night for punter Keith Kostol. Kostol punted 8 times for a total of 305 yards. Luckily for the Beavers, their conversion rate didn't negatively impact their victory.

Oregon State looks to go 7-0 next week when the head to Washington to face the Huskies.

Oregon State vs. Utah Update: Beavers holding on to slim lead going into 4th

No. 8 Oregon State is attempting to keep their perfect record, and the Utes of Utah aren't going down easily. In what is turning out to be a defensive battle, both teams would not score in the third quarter. Oregon State holds on to their slim lead going into the fourth, 14-7.

Oregon State running back Storm Woods has rushed for both of the Beavers' 2 touchdowns. Woods brings his total runs up to 13 for a total of 40 yards. Markus Wheaton leads Oregon State in receiving with 6 catches for 66 yards. Right be hind Wheaton is Storm Woods again. Receiving, Woods has 3 catches for 20 yards.

The Beavers' punter has had a busy night. Keith Kostol has punted the ball 7 times for 267 yards total. He is seeing more action due to Oregon State inability to convert on third down. The Beavers have only 2 conversions on 9 attempts. They have yet to go for it on fourth down.

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2012 College Football Rankings: Oregon State Rises, Oregon Remains at No. 2 in BlogPoll

This week's BlogPoll is out, and both schools from Oregon find themselves in the top 10 again.