Seems like this has become an annual statement: the Pac-12 and Big Ten get together for some meaningful non-conference games, and the Pac-12 flexes and a serts its dominance. The conference is stronger and deeper than it has been in more than a decade. When USC, with the league's best talent, is in the bottom half Enos Slaughter Jersey of the 12, something right is happening on the West Coast.PHOTOS: | How they rank1. Oregon2. Stanford3. UCLA4. Washington5. Arizona State6. Arizona7. Washington State8. USC9. Oregon State10. Utah11. Colorado12. CaliforniaMORE RANKINGS: | | | RISING: After a stellar freshman season, Oregon QB Marcus Mariota looks better than ever in 2013 Mike Matheny Jersey . He's a more accurate thrower, his pa ses have more velocity and he's still a serious threat in the quarterback run game. If you're not going to pay attention to Oregon until the Stanford game, you're ignoring one of the Jose Martinez Jersey two can't-mi s players in the game: Johnny Manziel and Mariota.FALLING: Pac-12 officiating. Notoriously awful for years (hey, Larry Scott himself fired a boatload of officials a couple of years ago), it hit another disturbing level last weekend when officials allowed Arizona State to chew up the final seconds on the clock by laying on the ball Adolis Garcia Jersey . And then didn't right the wrong by putting time back on the clock and allowing the Sun Devils to escape with a win over Wisconsin. Somewhere, Gordon Riese realizes he's not alone.BOTTOM LINE: It's early and we're two games in, but we need to see more from Stanford. And we need to see if Arizona can win a game of significance. Combined, the two of played San Jose State, Army, Northern Arizona, UNLV and UTSA. The Wildcats have a bye week before traveling to Washington Sept. 28. Stanford, meanwhile, plays host to Arizona State this weekend, where the Sun Devils might need Tommy Edman Jersey an entire crew of cluele s Pac-12 officials to escape The Farm with a win.