Conference Power Rankings Week 3

Southern California reigned supreme, there were upsets and almost upsets. How about Mizzou? They look dangerous right now. And BYU, well maybe it was just a little motivated after how it won last week.

But still, the conference to beat right now is the SEC. And it does help that they've been playing these cupcakes the last few weeks, save, of course, of a few top matchups (like Bama beating Clemson and Florida surviving against Miami). And now, with Arizona State's loss to UNLV, Georgia's trip out west looks a tad easier. Just a tad.

While the SEC still sorts itself out, its the Trojans that have the straightest line and clearest road to the national championship. Every team left on USC's schedule is just a mere speed bump to Miami, especially if the Pac-10 keeps playing like it did Saturday.

Week 3 Standings:	Record	Winning Pct.
1) SEC	6-0	1.000
2) MWC	7-1	.875
3) Big Ten	7-2	.778
4-t) Big 12	6-2	.750
4-t) MAC	3-1	.750
6) ACC	3-2	.600
7) Big East	2-2	.500
8) C-USA	2-3	.400
9) Pac-10	3-7	.300
10) Sun Belt	2-5	.286
11) WAC	2-6	.250

Season Standings	Record	Winning Pct.
1) SEC	23-3	.887
2) Big 12	26-4	.867
3) MWC	16-3	.842
4) Big Ten	25-5	.833
5) ACC	16-9	.640
6) Pac-10	10-10	.500
7) Big East	9-10	.474
8-t) C-USA	9-12	.429
8-t) WAC	9-12	.429
10) MAC	11-16	.407
11) Sun Belt	6-11	.353

Powers Rankings:

1) SEC Last Week No. 1

• Key Wins: none
• Key Losses: none

2) Big 12 Last Week No. 2

• Key Wins: No. 6 Mizzou over Nevada, Baylor over Wazzu, No. 3 Oklahoma over Washington
• Key Losses: Iowa over Iowa State, No. 19 South Florida over No. 13 Kansas

3) Mountain West Last Week No. 6

• Key Wins: TCU over Stanford, No. 18 BYU over UCLA, No. 22 Utah over Utah State, New Mexico over Arizona, UNLV over No. 15 Arizona State
• Key Losses: San Jose State over San Diego State

4) Pac-10 Last Week No. 3

• Key Wins: No. 16 Oregon over Purdue, Oregon State over Hawaii, No. 1 USC over No. 5 Ohio State
• Key Losses: TCU over Stanford, No. 18 BYU over UCLA, New Mexico over Arizona, UNLV over No. 15 Arizona State, Maryland over No. 23 California, Baylor over Wazzu, No. 3 Oklahoma over Washington
  

5) Big Ten Last Week No. 5

• Key Wins: No. 17 Penn State over Syracuse, No. 10 Wisconsin over No. 21 Fresno State, No. 24 Illinois over UL Lafayette
• Key Losses: No. 16 Oregon over Purdue, No. 1 USC over No. 5 Ohio State, Notre Dame over Michigan

6) Big East Last Week No. 8

• Key Wins: No. 19 South Florida over No. 13 Kansas, UConn over Virginia
  
• Key Losses: North Carolina over Rutgers

7) ACC Lass Week No. 7

• Key Wins: Maryland over No. 23 California, Duke over Navy
• Key Losses: UConn over Virginia

8) Conference USA Last Week No. 4

• Key Wins: Southern Miss over Arkansas State
• Key Losses: Air Force over Houston, Tennessee over UAB, Vanderbilt over Rice, No. 12 Texas Tech over SMU

9) WAC Last Week No. 9

• Key Wins: Boise State over Bowling Green, San Jose State over San Diego State
• Key Losses: No. 10 Wisconsin over No. 21 Fresno State

10) MAC Last Week No. 11

• Key Wins: Western Michigan over Idaho
• Key Losses: Boise State over Bowling Green

11) Sun Belt Last Week No. 10

• Key Wins: Troy over Alcorn State, UL Monroe over Alabama A&M
• Key Losses: No. 24 Illinois over UL Lafayette, Kentucky over Middle Tennessee State, Southern Miss over Arkansas State