Page 2's Power Poll dares to rate the teams that are currently wielding the most power in the entire sports universe.

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1. L.A. Lakers		Barring an act of God -- say, the sudden melding of the Rams offense with the Steelers defense -- Phil's feuders figure to easily dominate our top spot until June.
2. Sunshine State college football		Speed kills.
3. Oakland Raiders		Suddenly, Rich Gannon is the second coming of Joe Montana, Jon Gruden is the second coming of Vince Lombardi, and Jerry Rice is the second coming of Jerry Rice.
4. Detroit Red Wings		At 20-3-1-1, they have five more wins than any other NHL team.
5.Traditional college hoop powers		Despite an early season featuring upset after upset, you can take preseason No. 1s Duke (men) and Connecticut (women) to the bank.
6. Endangered sea creatures		The Great White Shark, thought to be close to extinction, is looking like a million dollars after his sweep of the new, "improved" Skins Game.
7. St. Louis Rams		Unlike the Lakers, they are beatable -- as the Bucs proved. But like the Lakers, they have more talent than anyone else.
8. Milwaukee Bucks		The Beasts of the East (9-1) visit the mighty Lakers tonight in this week's NBA Game of the Year.
9. One-dimensional NFL Central Division leaders		Steelers and Bears are both 8-2. Who says you need an offense to win in the No Fun League?
10. Marty Schottenheimer's rep		Like everybody else, we took our Schottenheimers at Marty when he was down. Now it's time to admit: "We are not worthy."
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: San Francisco 49ers, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, Calgary Stampeders, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York pro hockey teams, Uruguay men's soccer team, Northern Alliance, online Christmas shopping, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Monsters Inc."

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5. Rutgers football		We hate to keep picking on the Scarlet Knights, but they lost -- at home -- to Cal, which was 0-10, had a lame-duck coach and possibly the worst defense in Division I-A, and had traveled 3,000 miles to play a totally meaningless nonleague game.
4. Preseason polls in college hoops		Since the first rankings, Iowa has fallen from No. 8 to No. 13, UCLA from sixth to 11th, St. Josephs from No. 10 to 21 and Kentucky from fourth to 14th. Better to flop now than in February or March.
3. NFL dregs		Lions (0-10), Panthers (1-10) and Bills (1-9) all got close enough to taste victory. But, as the old cliché goes, bad teams find a way to lose.
2. Chicago Bulls		Beyond bad, beyond boring, beyond comprehension. Possibly worst team NBA has ever seen. If Jerry Krause had an ounce of human compassion, he'd put Tim Floyd out of his misery. Right now.
1. Big 12 football powerhouses		Colorado puts a historical butt-whipping on Nebraska's D, defending champ Oklahoma falls to woeful Oklahoma State. Now that's a lost BCS weekend.
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Indianapolis Colts and Jim Mora's future employment opportunities, Tennessee Titans and Jeff Fisher's genius designation, New York Giants and Jim Fassel's guarantees, Minnesota Vikings and Randy Moss' big-game rep, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, last season's Stanley Cup finalists, Javier Sotomayer
Mo' Meter explained:	No mo'; holding	Climbing the charts	Peaked; all downhill