Ducks in the middle
of cloudy bowl race
By Dave Cbarbonneau
cVpgon Ditty Em&aM
It's time for Pacific-10 Confer
ence teams to once again start
thinking bowl bids. And. for the
fourth time in five years. Oregon
finds itself right in the thick of
the hunt.
Going into Saturday's games,
it looks ns if UCLA and Arizona,
barring a severe tumble, will be
the locks at Nos. I and 2 in the
conference, earning them spots
in the Rose Bowl and a coalition
bowl (likely the Fiesta Bowl).
USC is currently tied with the
Bruins and the Wildcats for first
place in the conference, but
UCLA and Arizona hold Rose
Bowl tie-breaker rights over the
Trojans.
But what everyone wants to
know, at least in these parts, is
exactly how do the Ducks figure
in r
First of all, Oregon needs to
win its final two games, against
Stanford Saturday and Oregon
State next weekend. Both games
are at home for the Ducks, and
they have the easiest schedule
remaining of the teams still in
the hunt for the No 4 position
in the conference.
Finishing third in the Pat -to
earns a team an invitation to the
Freedom Bowl, and the fourth
place team goes to the Alamo
Bowl.
With that in mind, here are
the possibilities for Oregon to
get to a bowl game. Again, this
assumes the Ducks win their
remaining two games, finishing
4-4 in the conference.
Freedom Bowl: This is a
stretch for Oregon. First of all. if
DSC wins or ties one of its
remaining two games against
Washington and UCLA, the
Ducks have no chance. Howev
er, if the Trojans lose both, they
will be ineligible for postseason
play because they will finish 6-6
overall. The NCAA rules state
that Division 1 teams must have
six victories over Division 1
opponents and a winning
record.
If USC loses its remaining two
games against Washington and
UCLA — not an outlandish pos
sibility — Oregon then needs
further help from Arizona State,
California and the Freedom
Bowl selection committee
Now, assume USC loses it last
two games and continue.
The Sun Devils are t-3 in the
conference, so if thev win their
final two games at PCI.A ami at
home against Arizona, they
would go to the Freedom How I
But defeating the two top teams
in the f’ac-lt) in consecutive
weeks is not likely. If thev win
one game, then they would he
tied with Oregon for third. Kven
though the Pucks defeated Ari
zona State earlier this season,
it's still up to the Freedom How l
selection committee to decide
who gets the invitation.
California could also tie for
third by winning its remaining
games The Golden Hears (2-4)
have two conference games
remaining at home against Ari
zona and at Stanford.
So the third-place spot could
lie a three-way tie Again, the
decision lies in the hands of the
r rot;(loin nowt.
If Oregon manage!; to gain a
tie for third, it could have an
upper hand because of the
Ducks' 1990 appearance in the
bowl when they brought along
15,000 fans to Anaheim.
Alamo Bowl: If USC wins or
ties one of its remaining games,
Arizona State, California and
Oregon have a chance at the
Alamo Bowl.
If the Sun Devils win their
remaining two games, they
would go automatically with a
S it record. The best tin: Ducks
and Golden Bears can finish is
4-4 Therefore, the three teams
have to count on Arizona State
losing at least one to either the
Bruins or the Wildcats, a good
possibility.
If that happens, and Califor
nia and Oregon win their
remaining two conference
games (California plays Hawaii
in its final week), it would lie a
three-way tie for fourth
Oregon has the advantage
here because Cal fias to plav at
Arizona Saturday before a home
game with Stanford. If the Bears
upset the Wildcats, things could
get interesting
Independence Bow l: Oregon's
home for two of its three recent
IkiwI trips This bowl has no auto
matic teams, but instead takes
two at-large teams. Thus, if the
Ducks win their final two games
and are not selected by the f ree
dom or Alamo Bowl, they could
i>e spending another New Year's
Eve in Shreveport, Izi
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