Hellish weekend in the Top 10. We’re putting teams in order of a) What they’ve accomplished, b) how good we think they are, and c) potential to actually win the National title. Again, full apologies to Texas for placing three 1-loss teams in above them, but if the Longhorns can beat Colorado, they’ll be in here next week.

1. Alabama 4-0. Drilled Georgia, 41-30. Beat two top 10 teams away from home and thus the Tide rise over Oklahoma.
2. Oklahoma 4-0. Easily dispatched TCU, 35-10.
3. BYU 4-0. Mock us if you will, but two Pac-10 wins trump the one quality win LSU and Missouri each have.
4. Missouri 4-0. Bye. Decent test in Nebraska this week.
5. LSU 4-0. Beat Mississippi St, 34-24. Didn’t cover the nearly 4-TD spread, but a letdown was expected.
6. South Florida 4-0. Pounded NC State, 41-10.
7. Penn State 5-0. Topped Illinois 38-24. Beware the letdown in a sandwich game at Purdue this weekend.
8. Georgia 4-1. Lost to Alabama 41-30.
9. Florida 3-1. Lost to Ole Miss, 31-30.
10. USC 2-1. Lost to Oregon State, 27-21.