STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -Stanford made one thing clear with its upset victory over Pac-10 leader Oregon: There will be a full-fledged scramble for the conference title over a chaotic final four weeks.

With the Ducks losing their first conference game 51-42 to the Cardinal on Saturday, there are five teams with a legitimate shot to at least share the championship and a seemingly infinite number of permutations for how the race will shake out.

Few thought at the beginning of the season that a scenario with Stanford and Arizona finishing ahead of Southern California and California was a possibility. But that's just what the standings show after the first Saturday in November.

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