Stanford is excited to be back atop the Wild Wild West.

Ranking The West: Week Seven Power Rankings

Return of the Blue Bloods.

Arizona State and USC have quietly gotten hot of late, turning their early season frustrations into a good start in Pac 12 play. The Devils swept their rival Arizona Wildcats and USC took all three from what looked like a hot Washington State squad.

All this success by the Devils and Trojans reminded me of how these two programs were longtime mainstays in Omaha during the 60s, 70s and early 80s. Their “modern day” pinnacle came in 1998 when the two programs were the last non-SEC conference mates to play for the national title, back[…]