At Corvallis, Oregon:
UT-San Antonio Roadrunners (2-2) @ Oregon State Beavers (2-4), men's college basketball, Wednesday @ 2:00 PM Pacific Time (Pac-12 Networks)
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At Corvallis, Oregon:
UT-San Antonio Roadrunners (2-2) @ Oregon State Beavers (2-4), men's college basketball, Wednesday @ 2:00 PM Pacific Time (Pac-12 Networks)
Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, and Ohio State remained in their respective top-four positions in the next-to-last College Football Playoff Rankings released on Tuesday.
Southern California (up two spots to #15) and Colorado (#25) are the only Pac-12 schools in this week's rankings.
At Portland, Oregon:
Ahmed Ali scored 22 points on Tuesday night as the Portland Pilots (5-1) collected their fifth straight victory, 88-74 over College of Idaho (NAIA).
Mike Henn contributed 21 points to the Pilots' coffers.
The Oregon Ducks, having now won four straight games, garnered support in Monday's Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches men's college basketball polls.
The Ducks would be ranked # 31 in the former, #30 in the latter.
Still no support for the Beaver State's three other men's Division I basketball programs in either poll.
The word became official on Monday. The Fox Network will carry the game on Friday from Los Angeles at 4:00 PM Pacific Time.
With their scheduled game with Washington cancelled, the Oregon Ducks still had some support in the USA Today/Amway Coaches college football poll, where they would be ranked #37.
At Pullman, Washington:
Noah Williams converted eight of twelve shots from the field en route to an 18-point performance on Sunday as the Washington State Cougars (5-0) held off the visiting Portland State Vikings (1-2) 69-60.
At Glendale, Arizona (due to COVID-induced ban on sporting events in Santa Clara County, California):
Defensive touchdowns from Chase Young (returning a fumble 47 yards) and Kamren Curl (75-yard interception return) lifted the Artists Formerly Known as the Washington Redskins (6-7) held off the San Francisco 49ers (5-8) 23-15 to gain sole possession of first place in the NFC East as the shorthanded Niners' playoff chances received a crushing near-fatal blow.
At Seattle:
Eugene Omoruyi and Chris Duarte each scored 14 points on Saturday as the Oregon Ducks (4-1 overall, 1-0 in Pac-12 play) won their conference opener by knocking off the Washington Huskies (1-4, 0-2) 74-71 on the road by using a balanced offense that saw four players scoring in double figures.
Quade Green topped the Huskies with 26 points.
At Corvallis, Oregon:
Quarterback Davis Mills completed 21 of 29 passes for 292 yards and a touchdown while running for two other scores as the Stanford Cardinal (3-2) upended the Oregon State Beavers (2-4) 27-24 on the road on Saturday night.
The schools respective records are both overall and in Pac-12 play.
At Corvallis, Oregon:
Ahmed Ali scored 26 points while Eddie Davis added 22 (to go with his nine rebounds) as the Portland Pilots (4-1) stunned the home-standing Oregon State Beavers (2-3) 87-86 in overtime on Thursday.
Ethan Thompson led the Beavers with 31 points.
At Eugene, Oregon:
Chris Duarte scored 23 points while N'Faly Dante added 22 as the Oregon Ducks (3-1) dominated the visiting Florida A&M Rattlers (0-3) 87-66 on Wednesday for their 24th straight home victory.
At Portland, Oregon:
Amari McCray, Paris Dawson, and Charles Jones each scored 11 points on Tuesday as the Portland State Vikings (1-1) demolished the visiting Northwest University Eagles from the NAIA 88-48.
At Glendale, Arizona (due to COVID-related ban on sporting events in Santa Clara County, California):
Quarterback Josh Allen completed 32 of 40 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns on Monday night as the Buffalo Bills (9-3) maintained sole possession of first place in the AFC East after their 34-24 road victory over the San Francisco 49ers (5-7).
At Eugene, Oregon:
Eugene Omoruyi scored 18 points while Eric Williams, Jr. added 17 to go with his 10 rebounds as the Oregon Ducks (2-1) downed the visiting Eastern Washington Eagles (0-3) 69-52.
The Ducks extended their home winning streak to 23 games.
After a 1-1 week, the Oregon Ducks dropped out of both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches men's college basketball polls.
The Ducks still have support in both polls and would be ranked tied for #30 in the former and #30 in the latter.
Still no support for Oregon State, Portland, or Portland State.