Crimson And Cream Machine, an Oklahoma Sooners community

How was the Sooners' ball-hawking defense that was so good at making plays in the backfield coming up short in the traditional methods of ranking defenses? Big plays.

Crimson and Cream Machine simulates what the BCS rankings would look like at this time, making a few key assumptions. There was a lot of movement this week with some upsets.

Crimson and Cream Machine breaks down Week 4 in college football including a Top 25 recap, Buy & Sell, quick observations, and top TV matchups for next week.

We continue our weekly segment of simulating the BCS standings as if they were released today. This week's top five? Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, and Ohio State.

Overall, not a lot has changed with the picture of the Top 25. The Top 10 teams generally rolled again, and there were some close calls with the other teams. Crimson and Cream Machine breaks down the third week of college football.

With BCS Rankings not released until October 17th, we'll be filling in the blanks until then, trying to give you a ballpark estimate for where the teams would stack up if the BCS standings were out today.

Let's all acknowledge that Utah State really isn't that bad of a team, and move on with the rest of our season.

We recap the biggest stories of the first week of the college football season, and provide a little analysis on what happened. We cover everything from Jacksonville State to the Ducks offense.