UNDATED (AP) — Oregon and Southern California meet this weekend to determine the Pac-10 title -- maybe.
The winner may still have to deal with Arizona as a topsy-turvy season on the West Coast unfolds.
The 23rd-ranked Wildcats have joined the 10th-ranked Ducks and No. 4 Trojans in The Associated Press Top 25. They're the only three teams that command their own destiny in the conference race.
Respect for the Pac-10 is coming from an unlikely place -- the Bowl Championship Series computers. The BCS has not always been kind to the Pac-10, but two of its six computers rank the conference ahead of the Southeastern, which tops the other ratings.
The long-held perception that the Pac-10 is USC and the 9 Dwarves apparently is fading.
Oregon (6-1, 4-0 Pac-10), USC (6-1, 3-1) and Arizona (5-2, 3-1) have thrust themselves into contention against demanding schedules. The NCAA ranks Arizona's cumulative schedule — past and future opponents — third in the nation, while Oregon's is ninth and USC's is 26th.
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