With all but two of the Pacific-10 Conference teams playing games Saturday, this weekend will give everyone in the conference a
good idea of which Pac-10 powers will emerge.
Oregon is the only undefeated Pac-10 team still standing this season. However, seven of the remaining nine teams have only one loss. The last two teams have lost two games, but still have winning records.
As was the case last week, four teams from the Pac-10 are ranked in the national polls.

Stanford (1-2, 0-1 Pac-10) at Notre Dame (4-0)
Notre Dame is on a roller-coaster of winning, and it doesn’t appear that its first loss will be coming at the hands of Stanford, Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham’s former team.
Notre Dame has won 10 of the 16 matches between the two schools. Stanford, with Willingham at the helm, won last year’s contest 17-13. The Cardinal had a 3-2 record over Notre Dame in Willingham’s seven seasons leading Stanford.
In the eight games the teams have played in South Bend, Ind., Notre Dame has a 6-2 record, including wins in the last three. Now that Willingham has switched allegiances, Notre Dame fans can only hope his winning ways have switched, too.

California (3-2, 0-1)

at No. 12 Washington (3-1, 0-0)
California, with former Oregon offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford running the show, has distanced itself from the 10th-place finish which was predicted before the season began.
California, averaging 42 points per game, and Washington, averaging 36 points per game, have historically had a close series. While Washington won last year 31-28, and leads the series overall 45-32-4, both teams have a legitimate shot at winning this contest.
The negative side for California fans is that the Golden Bears have not beaten Washington since 1976, 19 consecutive wins for the Huskies, including the last nine at Husky Stadium. California has put up a fight recently, with Washington winning the past three games in the fourth quarter.
Washington junior quarterback Cody Pickett is on pace to break the Pac-10 season passing record, currently held by former Cougar Ryan Leaf. Averaging 376.8 yards per game, and throwing for over 400 yards in his last two games, Pickett is the force California needs to stop if they do want to win.

UCLA (3-1, 0-0) at

Oregon State (4-1, 0-1)
UCLA leads this lopsided series history 35-13-4, and this game looks like it will continue to follow the trend. While the last four games have been split 2-2, UCLA is making few mistakes this season.
Oregon State is more than happy to host the Bruins at Reser Stadium, and has hopes that the home crowd can help its game. The Beavers are coming off a conference-opening 22-0 loss to USC last weekend, and are looking to avoid another shutout.
UCLA ran away with the game in Corvallis last year, winning 38-7. After starting the season 2-0, UCLA lost at home to Colorado, but recovered last weekend with a win at San Diego State.

North Carolina (1-3) at Arizona State (4-1, 1-0)
North Carolina and Arizona State are meeting for the first time in regular-season play. The only previous meeting of the schools was in the 1970 Peach Bowl, where Arizona State won 48-26.
The blizzard at the Peach Bowl in 1970 won’t compare to the 90-degree weather expected for Saturday’s game, just as the two teams are nothing like they were in 1970. Arizona State finished 11-0 that year and No. 6 in the Associated Press poll.
With the Tar Heels’ only win coming against 1-3 Syracuse, and the Sun Devils’ only loss coming at the hands of Nebraska in week 1, Arizona State will have the sun shining on their home stadium.