The Week

1. USC (4-0)
2. WASHINGTON (4-0)
3. UCLA (2-2)

SOUTHWEST

Two highly rated teams, Houston and Oklahoma, were scheduled to play in Houston on Saturday. As far as most fans were concerned, the only thing wrong was that they weren't facing each other. Instead, Houston drubbed West Texas State 49-10 and Oklahoma mauled Rice 63-21. The Cougars ran up 501 net yards and got three touchdowns from David Barrett. The Sooners swept to a 42-0 halftime lead as Billy Sims galloped for 103 yards and three touchdowns. There was only one disappointment for Oklahoma: its NCAA record for successful PAT kicks was ended after 135 in a row.

Arkansas Coach Lou Holtz decided to hold out Quarterback Kevin Scanlon for two weeks so his bruised throwing arm would be healed in time for big upcoming SWC games. In his place, Holtz used freshman Tom Jones against Tulsa. Jones tossed a 39-yard scoring pass to Bobby Duckworth as the Razorbacks breezed 33-8. Texas Tech played at Baylor in the only SWC confrontation. Mickey Elam, who had competed for Tech in 1975, guided the Bears to a 27-17 upset of his former team. After failing to get a scholarship from Baylor four years ago, Elam went to Tech, where he hoped to play quarterback. After being used as a defensive back in his freshman year, Elam transferred to Baylor as a walk-on. Last season he was used sparingly as a running back but then, in the last game of the year, quarterbacked the Bears to a stunning 38-14 upset of Texas. Last week Elam rushed for 109 yards, 58 of them in four carries during a hurry-up, six-play, 50-second drive that covered 84 yards, the final 22 on a pass to Dennis Gentry.

1. TEXAS (2-0)
2. HOUSTON (3-0)
3. ARKANSAS (3-0)