The Cardinal clearly established themselves as one of the preeminent Pac-10 contenders in their romp in Pasadena. Voters rewarded them with the third highest ranking among Pac-10 schools in both top 25 rankings. Stanford was 25th in last week’s AP Poll and unranked in the Coaches Poll.
They finished behind Oregon in both polls (where they were ranked 5th and 6th), Arizona in the Coaches (18th) and USC in the AP Poll (18th—USC is ineligible to receive votes from the Coaches Poll because of their bowl probation).