how were they still ranked?

My alma mater (U of Wash) beat both of them. Actually, they DESTROYED California. Still, the Huskies have been inconsistent. True, they lost a couple games on close scores, one of those on some really horrendous officiating, but they have been a little schizophrenic. Beat both of those teams, but lost to UCLA. No way is UCLA better than USC or California.

UCLA sucks, too. this is not the year for California teams.

^and yet UCLA thrashed Tennessee at TN and TN should've beaten Alabama at AL if they had a kicker with more than dodgeball skills.

The power in the Pac-10 now lies in the little state of Oregon.