Posted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller

Lining up this week’s action.

No. 3 USC (2-0) at Washington (1-1)

USC beat the Huskies 56-0 last year … USC leads the all-time series 49-26-4 … USC is riding a 12-game winning streak … Washington ended a 15-game losing streak vs. Idaho last weekend … Washington coach Steve Sarkisian spent seven years on the USC staff, while Huskies defensive coordinator Nick Holt also held the same post at USC before being hired by Sarkisian … USC ranks 14th in the nation in scoring defense (9 points per game) … Huskies quarterback Jake Locker is 14th in the nation in total offense (321.5 yards per game).

No. 8 California (2-0) at Minnesota (2-0)

California leads the all-time series 3-2, last beating the Golden Gophers 42-17 in 2006 … Minnesota welcomes back 17 starters from a team that went 7-5 in 2008 … Cal is riding a five-game winning streak, but the Bears have lost four in a row on the road … Minnesota is showcasing a brand new stadium, and the Bears will be the first BCS conference foe to play there … The Bears have yet to turn the ball over … Cal leads the Pac-10 in sacks with 10 … Gophers receiver Eric Decker ranks third in the nation with 296 receiving yards in two games … Running back Jahvid Best ranks sixth in the nation with 140.5 ypg and is averaging 10.4 yards per carry … Linebacker Mychal Kendricks leads the conference with 13 tackles per game.

No. 18 Utah (2-0) at Oregon (1-1)

Oregon leads the all-time series 17-8, but Utah won the last meeting 17-13 in 2003 … Utah owns the nation’s longest winning streak at 16 games … Ducks linebacker Casey Matthews ranks second in the conference with 11 tackles per game … Utah welcomes back 12 starters from last year’s 13-0 team … Oregon ranks last in the conference in rushing offense, passing offense, total offense and is ninth in scoring offense … Utah has rushed for 242 yards per game … Ducks DE Kenny Rowe leads the conference with 2.5 sacks.

No. 17 Cincinnati (2-0) at Oregon State (2-0)

They’ve met only once, with Cincinnati rolling 34-3 in 2007 … Oregon State has won 26 consecutive nonconference home games dating back to 1996, and coach Mike Riley has never lost a nonconference home game … The Beavers have not turned the ball over … Cincinnati is fifth in the nation with 571 yards per game … Quarterback Sean Canfield ranks 14th in the nation in passing efficiency. He has completed 79 percent of his passes so far … Bearcats quarterback Tony Pike is fourth in the nation in passing efficiency. He’s completed 77 percent of his passes with six touchdowns and one interception … Jacquizz and James Rodgers have combined for 597 rushing/receiving yards and six touchdowns … Cincinnati has only one returning starter on defense … The Beavers have only one sack this year, while they have surrendered five. In 2008, they ranked second in the conference and fifth in the nation with 39 sacks, while they yielded only 21 sacks.

Arizona (2-0) at Iowa (2-0)

Arizona leads the all-time series 6-5 and last beat Iowa 35-11 in 1998 … Wildcats running back Nic Grigsby is No. 2 in the nation in rushing with 162.5 yards per game … The Hawkeyes welcome back 16 starters from last year’s 9-4 team … Both head coach Mike Stoops and defensive coordinator Mark Stoops played safety at Iowa and started their coaching careers with the Hawkeyes … Arizona’s four-game winning streak is its longest since 2000 … Iowa has give up five sacks in its first two games … The Wildcats rank first in the conference and fifth in the nation with 305.5 yards rushing per game.

Louisiana-Monroe (1-1) at Arizona State (1-0)

This is their first meeting … Arizona State had a bye last weekend and now plays 11 consecutive Saturdays … After dominating Idaho State in the opener, the Sun Devils rank first in the conference is rushing, passing, total and scoring defense … Louisiana-Monroe beat Alabama 21-14 in 2007.

Kansas State (1-1) at UCLA (2-0)

This is there first meeting … UCLA’s win at Tennessee was the Bruins fourth consecutive victory vs. the SEC … Kansas State welcomes back 14 starters from a team that went 5-7 last year … Bruins QB Kevin Prince is out 3-4 weeks with a broken jaw … The Wildcats lost at Louisiana-Lafayette last weekend … Bruins safety Rahim Moore is No. 1 in the nation with five interceptions … The Wildcats have recorded only one sack this season … Bruins defensive tackle Brian Price leads the conference with five tackles for a loss … The Wildcats have totaled 36 points against UMASS and ULL.

San Jose State (0-2) at Stanford (1-1)

Stanford leads the all-time series 48-14-1, last winning 23-10 in 2008 … San Jose State lost to USC 56-3 and Utah 24-14 …. The Cardinal has not allowed a first-half touchdown in two games … The Spartans rank last –120th — in the nation in total defense … Stanford’s redshirt freshman quarterback Andrew Luck is fourth in the conference in pass efficiency … Stanford ranks ninth in the Pac-10 in rush defense.

SMU (2-0) at Washington State (0-2)

This is their first meeting … Washington State ranks last in the conference in total, scoring, rushing and passing defense as well as scoring offense … SMU broke a 17-game Conference USA losing streak with a win at UAB last weekend … Cougars punter Reid Forest leads the Pac-10 with a 47-yard average … SMU, which is 2-0, welcomes back 16 starters from a team that went 1-11 last year … The Cougars are second in the conference with just 38 penalty yards per game.