Projected BCS Rankings: A Perfect Sooner Season Will Only Be Good for 2nd Place

What's a Sooner to do? If you knock down every impediment in your path, what else can be done? The Sooners will ultimately have to prove their mettle in New Orleans in the National Championship on January 9, if they get the chance. 

Chasing the two SEC powerhouses will be tough sledding, but they catch a break on November 5 when Alabama hosts LSU in Tuscaloosa. An early matchup of the two teams who should be sitting pretty at the two top spots in the BCS standings.

Here is a potential pitfall for Oklahoma. If LSU looses a close game to the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, it is plausible that the Tigers don't give way to Oklahoma in the standings.

Consider their strength of schedule far exceeds the Sooners strength of schedule and obviously, the conference is stronger. Oklahoma being better than LSU would certainly be debatable.

Losing a close game in Tuscaloosa is probably the most impressive loss situation in the country. It would be hard pressed to say that the National Championship shouldn't be LSU and Alabama on a neutral field.

If LSU wins, it is clear, LSU and Oklahoma are the class of the College Football world and each team would have two potential roadblocks remaining on their march to the title game.

LSU finishes the regular season at home against Arkansas and Oklahoma finishes up at rival Oklahoma St. Another issue that could work for or against the Sooners is the fact that either LSU or Alabama will play in the SEC championship game.

The Sooners won't play again until their bowl game due to the Big 12 title game being cancelled with the departure of Nebraska and Colorado.

Both LSU and Alabama will be favored in the matchup that could possibly pit them against South Carolina. This will further distance them from Oklahoma.

Perfection may not be enough.