The Oregon Ducks are right back in the mix of things in the BCS race. The problem is they might have to run the table to return back to the Bowl Championship Series.
Oregon leapt up to the seventh spot and now stand only a spot behind the Stanford Cardinal, who at No. 6 are inching ever so closer to controlling their BCS title destiny. If Stanford can handle their last road trips of the season to USC and Oregon State and Oregon can handle the Washington schools in successive weeks, the two will be set for another epic tilt that could end up deciding who earns the BCS top spot from the Pac-12.
However, if Oregon loses to Stanford, that'll put them at two losses (to top quality teams like LSU and Stanford, but still) and almost assuredly out of the BCS at-large race. They probably must win out to have any shot at a BCS bowl, and would certainly be right there with the Alabama-LSU loser. Pac-12 championship or bust for the Ducks.
Here are the full rankings.
1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma State
4. Boise State
5. Clemson
6. Stanford
7. Oregon
8. Kansas State
9. Oklahoma
10. Arkansas
11. Michigan State
12. Virginia Tech
13. South Carolina
14. Nebraska
15. Wisconsin
16. Texas A&M
17. Houston
18. Michigan
19. Penn State
20. Texas Tech
21. Arizona State
22. Georgia
23. Auburn
24. Texas
25. West Virginia
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