Pac-12 Football Standings 2012: Oregon, Stanford and Oregon State prepare for North Division championship troika

Oregon's impressive 62-51 Saturday win over USC kept the undefeated Ducks in the best position to win the Pac-12 North and host the league's championship game. The Ducks are now 6-0 in conference play and well positioned for a round robin of games between themselves, Stanford and Oregon State over the next three weeks that will decide the division. Oregon State, which is 5-1 in conference play and 7-1 overall after this weekend's victory over Arizona State, shares second place in the North with Stanford, which is also 5-1 in the conference. The Beavers visit Palo Alto Saturday in a de facto Pac-12 North elimination game, and both teams face Oregon in the season's closing weeks.

In the Pac-12 South, USC's loss thrusts UCLA into the top position and makes the team's annual rivalry contest a likely division championship game. The Bruins destroyed Arizona 66-10 Saturday to go to 4-2 in the conference and 7-2 overall, giving them a half-game lead over the Trojans. UCLA has a tough road to the finish, though: After a visit to 2-7 Washington State next weekend, the Bruins host USC and Stanford in consecutive weeks. USC, meanwhile, has a home date with Arizona State next weekend and the aforementioned cross-town rivalry game to close its slate. Arizona State, at 3-3 in the conference and 5-4 overall, remains mathematically alive, but their previous loss to UCLA makes their path to a division championship difficult.

The full Pac-12 standings are listed below.

NORTH DIVISION
Oregon 6-0 9-0
Oregon State 5-1 7-1
Stanford 5-1 7-2
Washington 3-3 5-4
California 2-5 3-7
Washington State 0-6 2-7

SOUTH DIVISION
UCLA 4-2 7-2
USC 4-3 6-3
Arizona State 3-3 5-4
Arizona 2-4 5-4
Utah 2-4 4-5
Colorado 1-5 1-8