If the BCS Championship Game were teeing off this week, your favorite league might be sitting it out. But the SEC has so many teams within sniffing distance of the top two, at least in the sportswriters' rankings, the prospects are sunny for a berth in the big 'un.
Roll call: Georgia, No. 3 . . . Florida No. 4 . . . LSU No. 6 . . . Alabama No. 9 . . . Auburn No. 10.
The Bulldogs, who have retreated two slots since being ranked No. 1 after the season's first week, earned an underappreciated win over South Carolina by an unsexy 14-7. Oklahoma boogied ahead of Georgia with its third straight 50-point outburst, this time against Washington. The Sooners could stay there until they confront Texas on Oct. 11 -- and beyond.
A bye did not affect the Gators either way from the previous week. LSU inched up from No. 7 because of Ohio State's crash-and-burn against Southern Cal. Auburn's 3-2 head-scratcher against Mississippi State cost the Tigers a spot, and the Crimson Tide gets statewide bragging rights this week by ascending two steps from No. 11.
The low-scoring games that characterize the SEC, more so than other conferences, may unduly impact some voters who are dazzled by big scoreboard numbers. Yet, one league owning half of the nation's top 10 speaks deafeningly to the respect aimed our way.
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