1 USC (1) 6-1, 4-1. Survived challenge at Arizona; now the rest of their regular season will be spent in California ... starting with Washington's visit on Saturday.

2 Oregon (2) 6-2, 4-1. Four games over 40 points and three over 50.

3 Arizona (3) 5-3, 3-1. No win, but went toe-to-toe with Trojans.

4 Oregon State (4) 4-3, 3-1. Won four of last five to nudge above .500... but the best news for the Beavers is that coach Mike Riley is staying put.

5 California (5) 5-2, 3-1. Golden Bears lead Pac-10 in turnover margin.

6 Stanford (8) 4-4, 3-2. Trail only Ducks in Pac-10 rushing.

7 UCLA (7) 3-5, 2-3. Hung with Cal for a while, but talent won out over 60 minutes.

8 Arizona State (6) 2-5, 1-3. Few anticipated this huge step back in Erickson’s second season... least of all Erickson.

9 Washington (9) 0-7, 0-4. Ty Willingham goes from presumed lame duck to official lame duck.

10 Washington State (10) 1-7, 0-5. Cougs have started six offensive lines in eight games... and this week they'll try a new QB.

I've just arrived in LA for the Pac-10 basketball media day tomorrow and then, of course, for the UW-USC football game on Saturday.

I arrived to a story in the LA Times saying that USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian admits he would discuss taking over the head job at Washington if UW officials contacted him.

Sarkisian is only 34 -- older than Tripper Johnson, but still pretty young for head coaching material. There's something about being an SC coordinator, I guess. Sarkisian apparently was considered for the Oakland Raiders job, but is holding out to become a college head coach.

He makes just over $700,000, which is very good for a coordinator, but UW might be ready to go far enough beyond that where dollars shouldn't be a holdup.