Alabama still atop BCS, Oklahoma moves to second

The Crimson Tide retain their #1 spot after this week’s games — here’s the latest news in college football.

Alabama remained the top team in the latest Bowl Championship Series standings, while Oklahoma jumped over Texas into the second spot, gaining a berth in the Big 12 title game and an inside track to play for the national championship. – From The Sports Network

The screams of joy could be heard across the campus at the University of Oklahoma, from dormitory balconies to the white Cadillac Escalade of the Sooners sophomore Gerald McCoy. “We in there!” McCoy said. “We in there, baby!” – From The NY Times

A week before the final standings are released and the Bowl Championship Series is already ticking people off. Oklahoma _ not Texas _ is headed to the Big 12 championship game with an inside track to the national title game by moving ahead of the Longhorns in the BCS standings Sunday. – From the Washington Post