... 5) It's interesting to note that Oregon has closed the gap between them and the top by about a third, which is pretty remarkable since it was one of the Pac-10's weakest teams, UCLA, that they blew out (and it was at home). If (and it's a big if) they can keep this up in the tougher games, especially on the road, they can absolutely close the rest of the gap before the end of the regular season. Ditto for Nebraska and Missouri (both jumped a bit from last week to this, and if one team wins their week 9 matchup handily they'll make a solid move upwards).