By late October, most college football teams have completed half of their regular season games, and the newly minted BCS standings show which ones are fulfilling the promise of greatness and who has fizzled or flopped.

 

Topping the preseason polls was Oklahoma, and the Sooners looked as good as their press in trouncing #5 Florida State 23-13 in Week 3 and #11 Texas 55-17 in Week 6. But when unranked Texas Tech upended the favorites in Week 8, ending a 39-game home winning streak by a score of 41-38, the dream of an undefeated season came to an end.

 

Now Oklahoma is hanging on to #9 in the BCS listing and still has to face three nationally ranked conference opponents: Kansas State, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. They will need to beat every single one of them if they want to repeat as the Big 12 Champions, let alone have a shot at a BCS bowl game.

 

As predicted, neither of 2010’s two undefeated teams has been able to retain last year’s momentum, but onbody could have known how far they would fall. Former BCS Champ Auburn is struggling with a 5-3 start, which includes a 3-2 SEC record. Last season’s #2, T.C.U., is faring slightly better with a 5-2 start and 3-0 in Mountain West Conference play. However, neither team is listed among the mid-season top 25 on either the AP or USA Today polls.

 

So who has been picking up the slack? As predicted, current #2 Alabama is riding along without a loss, 8-0 overall and 5-0 in SEC action. But there is a problem in Week 9—a potentially huge problem—and it is spelled L.S.U.

 

The #1 Tigers’ record is identical to that of the Crimson Tide, and the coming match-up is being advertised as “the biggest regular-season game in Southeastern Conference history.” The winner will be the only remaining undefeated SEC team, certain to be ranked #1 across the country and favored to win it all on January 9^th, 2012 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

 

Of course, there are several other undefeated teams who could have a say in that matter. Stanford and Boise State are both looking strong at 7-0. That goes for Oklahoma State and Kansas State, too, who meet each other in Week 10.

 

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the season so far has been Clemson. Currently 8-0, the #5 Tigers weren’t even listed pre-season, but they made believers of the pollsters after taking out three ranked teams in a row in Weeks 3-5.

 

Another upstart is Houston, riding a 7-0 record and now ranked #17 after going completely unnoticed till Week 7. The Cougars face no ranked teams the rest of the season, and with the most passing yards and points per game of all FBS teams at this point, they could very well run the rack according to handicappers at major sportsbooks.

 

 

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