Stanford, thanks to its upset of then-No. 9 Washington last week, kept itself alive for the Pac-12 North title.
The Cardinal, Huskies and Washington State all enter the week with two league losses, with one of the Washington schools guaranteed another loss when they meet in their regular-season finale in the Apple Cup.
Stanford (7-3, 6-2 Pac-12) has the head-to-head tiebreaker in the division over Washington, but not Washington State.
Stanford will have no reason to watch the scoreboard on Nov. 25 if it doesn't take care of business in the "Big Game" on Saturday.
Stanford, which moved into the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night at No.