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Trying to Recover

Clemson's heartbreaking home loss last week denied the Tigers a spot in the ACC championship game. Now, their challenge is to find the motivation to close their regular season with a win over their in-state archrival.

With their title drought reaching 16 years, No. 21 Clemson looks to bounce back Saturday night when it travels to South Carolina for the 105th meeting between the teams.

Top Five Showdown

Kansas won a share of the Big Eight title in 1968, and Missouri did the same the following season. Since then, neither school has won even a piece of a conference crown.

Now, each of the Big 12 archrivals is not only positioned for a shot at the conference title, but also perhaps a chance for the first national championship in school history.

Big East Title on The Line

Many expected West Virginia to be playing for the Big East championship. It's hard to imagine anyone could have predicted the same for Connecticut.

The fourth-ranked Mountaineers and No. 20 Huskies meet in Morgantown on Saturday with a conference title and an automatic bid to a BCS bowl on the line.

Pac 10 on The Line

Despite his team's embarrassing midseason stumble, Southern California coach Pete Carroll has the Trojans in a familiar position - in contention for the Pac-10 title.

First-year Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson and the seventh-ranked Sun Devils, however, stand between the No. 11 Trojans and an unprecedented sixth straight conference crown.

Shocker!

First, Oklahoma lost its quarterback. The Sooners' offense left with Sam Bradford and now their national title hopes are gone, too.

Graham Harrell and Texas Tech knocked OU out of the national championship chase Saturday night with a 34-27 victory.