Font ResizeCal moved back in the Associated Press Top 25 poll — at No. 21 — after a 34-28 Big Game victory at Stanford on Saturday.
The Bears also jumped from 25th to 22nd in the Bowl Championship Series standings.
Meanwhile, the top six BCS teams — Florida, Alabama, Texas, TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State — are all unbeaten and also are the top six teams in the media poll and USA Today coaches poll. Georgia Tech (10-1) ranks No. 7 on all three lists.
No. 8 Oregon is the first of four Pac-10 teams listed in the BCS standings. Oregon State is 16th and USC is 20th. Cal's losses this season were to those three teams.
The Bears (8-3, 5-3 Pac-10) play at Washington (3-7, 2-5) in their regular-season finale Dec. 5 (kickoff 3:30 p.m., CSNCA).
Also, Bears tailback Shane Vereen was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation's BCS Offensive Player of the Week. He ran for 193 yards and three touchdowns against Stanford.
The Cardinal (7-4, 6-3) fell out of the Top 25. It had been No. 14 in AP and No. 17 in USA Today and the BCS.
Oregon (9-2, 7-1) and Oregon State (8-3, 6-2) meet in Eugene on Dec. 3, with the winner earning the Pac-10 title and a trip to the Rose Bowl against Ohio State. The loser is essentially eliminated from BCS contention.
Barring any major upsets over the next two weeks, the winner of the Florida-Alabama SEC championship game will face Texas in the BCS title game Jan. 7 at the Rose
Notre Dame: Coach Charlie Weis spent the day deflecting questions about his future and focusing on preparation for Saturday's season finale at Stanford. He added he hadn't seen athletic director Jack Swarbrick since the two were in the locker room after a 33-30 double-overtime loss to Connecticut on Saturday. "The most important thing for Coach Weis and the coaching staff is to make sure we do all we can to give players the best plan to be in position to beat Stanford," Weis said. "There's plenty of time for me to answer (questions about the future) at later date." Weis, though, wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him. "If they decide to make a change, I'd have to say I'd have a tough time arguing with that. I'd have a tough time arguing that because 6-5 is not good enough," he said. Weis' 35-26 record gives him a .573 winning percentage. That's worse than the .583 winning percentage that got Notre Dame's two previous coaches, Bob Davie and Tyrone Willingham, fired.
Princeton: Coach Roger Hughes was relieved of his duties. He went 47-52 in 10 seasons, including 4-6 this season after beating Dartmouth 23-11 on Saturday.
Youngstown State: Coach Jon Heacock is stepping down after nine seasons that included one trip to the Division I-AA semifinals. The Penguins finished this season 6-5. He replaced Jim Tressel.
Men's soccer
Stanford 1, UC Irvine 0: Daniel Leon scored in the 36th minute, helping the visiting Cardinal (12-5-2) to a win over the 16th-seeded Anteaters (15-7) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Leon's bending shot from outside the box on the left side got past goalkeeper Andrew Fontein and just inside the right post. John Moore had five saves for Stanford, which plays No. 1 seed Akron next Sunday in Akron, Ohio.
Women's soccer
Stanford: The top-ranked Cardinal (23-0) will host Boston College (18-3-2) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 7 p.m. at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium. Tickets go on sale today by phone, online or in person. Stanford beat Santa Clara 1-0 on Friday before a sellout crowd.
Women's volleyball
No. 19 Arizona d. No. 11 Cal: The visiting Bears (18-9, 11-6 Pac-10) had their six-match win streak snapped by the Wildcats 25-17, 25-22, 18-25, 25-21. Outside hitter Hana Cutura led the Bears with 26 kills. Cal plays No. 6 Stanford (20-7, 13-4) at Maples Pavilion on Friday in its final regular-season match.
Cross country
NCAA Championships: The meet is today in Terre Haute, Ind., and will be broadcast live beginning at 9 a.m. (PT) on Versus. Stanford men, led by Chris Derrick, enter ranked No. 1. The Stanford women are No. 10.
