"There's no question in my mind that that's why there's so much parity in college football, " says Oregon State coach Dennis Erickson, whose career spans the period.

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With two weeks left in the regular college football season, there is a chance that Oregon could jump Kansas State for the coveted number-one spot.

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The latest BCS standings were released Sunday night and have Notre Dame and Alabama ranked in the top two spots after a turbulent Saturday night of college football that saw the previous top teams, Kansas State and Oregon, both lose for the first time in huge upsets.

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