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Something to prove

Despite not playing this past weekend, Arizona State has climbed to its highest AP ranking in 11 years.

California, meanwhile, has lost its last two games, falling to its lowest ranking all season.

Little brown jug at stake

Michigan could view Saturday's home game against Big Ten bottom-dweller Minnesota as a tuneup before the season's stretch run.

The 19th-ranked Wolverines (6-2, 4-0), however, have already learned the difficult lesson of what can happen to teams that look ahead in their schedule.

Sun Devils Seek Back-Up

The seventh-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils may find out this week whether they deserve their loftiest ranking since 1996.
ASU plays host to No. 18 California. And while the Golden Bears (5-2, 2-2 Pac-10) are reeling after two straight losses, they represent the first true test for Arizona State (7-0, 4-0 Pac-10).

Vandy Stuns S.C.

Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson had no doubt how his Commodores would react, even if many others did, following last week's disheartening loss to Georgia. It made us a little angry, he said.

And Vanderbilt (4-3, 2-3 SEC) took it out on coach Steve Spurrier and No. 6 South Carolina on Saturday with a 17-6 victory.

Can LSU rebound?

LSU and Auburn both saw their games come down to the wire last week, and should expect nothing different on Saturday.