Oregon Cedes From the Union, First Captures Neighboring Washington

In a bizarre night in Pac-10 hoops, both Oregon and Oregon State pulled off surprising upsets.  The two teams, mired in the bottom dregs of the less-than-fantastic Pac 10 knocked off their neighbors to the North, Washington State and Washington respectively.

While road losses to lesser teams have been happening with stunning frequency over the past two weeks, the Pac-10 teams may not have the same leeway and forgiveness for bad losses that most of their BCS conference brethren enjoy.

For Washington, things are still OK, though their assumed automatic spot in the Field of 68 is becoming less and less secure with each bad conference loss.  For Washington State, the progress gained in their weekend win over their instate rivals was diminshed, if not all together erased by their humiliating 67-43 loss to Oregon.  It was the most lopsided win in five years for the 11-11 (4-6) for the struggling Ducks and likely put a final nail in any slim at-large hopes Washington State still clung too.

Washington State has a weekend trip to Oregon State and visits from Stanford and Cal to try and get back on track.  For Washington, they will attempt to snap their two-game losing streak Saturday at Oregon, then have home visits in reverse order from the two aforementioned squads.
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