The Pacific-10 Conference title may be decided this weekend in Eugene, but other deciding games will also take place elsewhere.
A handful of teams still remain in the hunt for the Rose Bowl, ready to pounce on any letup by conference leaders Oregon and Arizona. Ninth-ranked Washington and No. 19 Oregon State lurk close behind, tied for third in the Pac-10, and both face key opponents this weekend.
Although unlikely, a Rose Bowl berth is not out of the question for one of the five teams with two league losses. Arizona State, UCLA, Washington State, California and Stanford are all tied for fifth place.
Every team is in action this weekend, and much will be decided in the fourth week of play.

California (2-4, 1-2) at No. 9 Washington (5-1, 2-1)
Who knows which two teams will show up Saturday at Husky Stadium? The Washington team that upset the No. 4 team in the nation, or the team that needed two fourth-quarter touchdowns to beat Oregon State?
California has been equally inconsistent this season. The Golden Bears lost to Washington State and Fresno State before last weekend’s thrilling 46-38 triple-overtime victory over then-No. 13 UCLA.
The Husky offense has slowed down after a blazing start out of the blocks. In their narrow victory over Arizona State, the Huskies only produced 21 points.Quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo was off his mark, completing 13 of 30 passes for 110 yards — well below his 201.3 yard average. The Huskies also turned the ball over six times.
Although the UCLA-Cal score didn’t show it, the Golden Bears pose a formidable defense. Preseason All-American defensive end Andre Carter leads the Cal defense with 36 tackles and six quarterback sacks this season. Also highlighting the second-ranked rushing defense in the Pac-10 is safety Nnamdi Asomugha, who was named the national defensive Player of the Week.

USC (3-3, 0-3) at Stanford (2-4, 1-2)
Two desperate teams face off Saturday, battling to stay out of the Pac-10 cellar. It wasn’t long ago when Stanford was in the Rose Bowl and Southern California was the favorite to win this year’s conference crown. Now, both teams have lost three straight and dwell at the bottom of the Pac-10 standings.
“These are two teams that are struggling right now,” USC Head Coach Paul Hackett said. “The question is how we’re going to be able to respond and bounce back.”
In three losses, Stanford was only able to produce 23 points. The Cardinal ranks last in the Pac-10 in offense and seventh in defense. Still, the Cardinal offers a dangerous offense with many options for quarterback Chris Lewis.
Quarterback Carson Palmer and tailback Sultan McCullough lead the Trojan offense.

Arizona State (4-2, 1-2) at Washington State (3-3, 1-2)The Sun Devils look to pick up their fifth win of the season against woeful Washington State. It won’t be easy, as Arizona State has won only five games in the Palouse since 1967.
The Cougars hold the Pac-10’s top scoring defense and arguably the conference’s top quarterback in Jason Gesser. That still hasn’t added up to many wins this season. Besides an upset over Cal earlier in the season, Washington State has struggled against most opponents.
Backup Sun Devil quarterback Griffin Goodman has been staggeringly inconsistent in filling in for injured Ryan Kealy. Against Cal, the senior junior college transfer passed for almost 400 yards. In last week’s loss to Washington, he threw only 32.