Those at the Top ... BEWARE

What happened this weekend should not be such a surprise. After what happened last year to the national championship picture, the upsets yesterday are more proof of how balanced college football is these days.

So don't think anyone is a lock to play for it all right now. New No. 1 Oklahoma may look like a world beater today, but let's see how they do against Texas, Kansas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State. Then there's No. 2 Alabama, who dominated Georgia for a half. Nick Saban's boys are playing as well as anyone in the nation. But Bama must get past Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU and Auburn.

Others have crept into the conversation. Penn State, Missouri, Texas, LSU, BYU and South Florida are all in the mix now. What I realized even more after Saturday is that the usual favorites are still in the mix. Don't be surprised when USC, Florida or Georgia finds its way back into the BCS Championship hunt in November ... because championships aren't won in September.

USC is in the best shape of the one-loss teams. They have the easiest schedule and dropped to No. 9. There are few teams in front of them that will lose just because they play other Top 10 teams.

What's very interesting about the Top 10 is that only two SEC teams are in, but four Big 12 boys are among the elite this week.

Here's a look at the AP Top 10

1. Oklahoma (4-0)
2. Alabama (5-0)
3. LSU (4-0)
4. Missouri (4-0)
5. Texas (4-0)
6. Penn State (5-0)
7. Texas Tech (4-0)
8. Brigham Young (4-0)
9. USC (2-1)
10. South Florida (5-0)

Check out our Top 25 tomorrow night.