As expected the "new" Pac-10, or Pac-12, will feature a north-south split for football.

The north division will be composed of Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, California and Stanford. The south division will be composed of USC, UCLA, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State.

The California rivalries will be upheld as the northern California teams will play the southern California teams annually.

The Pac-12 also announced that revenues will be split evenly among the member institutions. If revenues fall below a certain level, USC and UCLA are guaranteed to receive $2 million more than the other members.

It was also announced that the Pac-12 championship game would be held at the campus site of the team with the best conference record. This is intended to reward the team with the best record.

The divisional format will only be applied in football. The Pac-10 becomes the Pac-12 for the 2011-2012 season.

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Saturday's Auburn-LSU matchup will feature the two remaining unbeaten teams in the SEC.

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Matthew Osborne has this week's picks.

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