Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller

The Pac-10 didn't have to look too hard to find its players of the week.

California tailback Jahvid Best, Washington linebacker Donald Butler and Washington kicker Erik Folk were easy choices.

Best tied the Pac-10 single-game record by rushing for five touchdowns in California’s 35-21 road win at Minnesota. He rushed 26 times for 131 yards (5.0), including scoring runs of 33, 2, 27, 2 and 2 yards.

Butler posted a game-high 12 tackles, 10 solo, including two tackles for loss (-7), forced a fumble deep in Husky territory and had an interception. The Washington defense limited USC to 0-for-10 on third-down conversion attempts and forced three Trojan turnovers, two of them by Butler.

Butler also has been named National Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Folk kicked the game-winning field goal from 22 yards out with three seconds left in the game to provide Washington’s margin of victory. On the day, he was 3-3 on field goal attempts, also connecting from 28 and a career-long 46 yards, and made his only PAT attempt to account for 10 of the Huskies’ 16 points.

Also nominated for offensive player of the week honors were running backs LaMichael James of Oregon, Toby Gerhart of Stanford and Jonathan Franklin of UCLA and quarterbacks Danny Sullivan of Arizona State and Jake Locker of Washington. Also nominated on defense were linebackers Myron Beck of Washington State, Spencer Paysinger of Oregon, Travis Goethel of Arizona State and Mike Mohamed of California, end Thomas Keiser of Stanford and cornerbacks Alterraun Verner of UCLA and Trevin Wade of Arizona. Also nominated for special teams play were tackle Brandon Bair of Oregon, kick returners Chris Owusu of Stanford and Omar Bolden of Arizona State and kicker Kai Forbath of UCLA.