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The Pac-12 is returning to the College Football Playoff for the first time in seven years, has another school as part of the New Year’s Six and will send a total of eight teams to bowls in the last year with its current membership.

No. 5 Washington can clinch a spot in the Pac-12 title game with a win over No. 10 Oregon State this weekend. This game is the 108th all-time meeting between the Huskies and Beavers.

There are more perfect 10s at the top of the AP college football poll than there have been 14 years. The top-five teams in the rankings are all 10-0.

No. 5 Washington and No. 24 Southern California are two of the higher-scoring teams in the nation and boast two of the top QBs in the land.

Oregon St. and Wash. St. claim the actions of the Pac-12 and Comm'r George Kliavkoff in response to members announcing their intent to leave the conference.

Oregon and Washington State are both coming off disappointing — to say the least — losses. The Cougars were routed 44-6 by Arizona last week in Pullman

The best college football games this week involve Pac-12 teams. No. 8 Oregon visits No. 7 Washington for their first meeting when both are in the top 10.

Seven ranked teams lost Saturday, including six that were unbeaten. Seems like a perfect time for a major shakeup in the rankings, but it didn't play out that way.

UCLA’s defense will face its biggest litmus test of the season on Saturday when the Bruins host No. 13 Washington State at the Rose Bowl

No. 13 Washington State and UCLA are coming off their bye week, but in different straits. Washington State is one of four teams in the Pac-12 that remain unbeaten and has the nation’s second-ranked passing offense.