By The Associated Press

An early look at the possible BCS matchups.

Sugar Bowl

Oklahoma vs. Southern Cal. If form holds and Oklahoma and USC win out, the BCS championship game will pit the top teams in The Associated Press poll in a title game for the fourth time in six years. For all the criticism of the BCS and its complicated formulas, that happened only seven times in the 26 seasons prior to the BCS.

Rose Bowl

Texas vs. Michigan. Washington State's loss to Washington Saturday will leave the Rose Bowl without its traditional Big Ten-Pac-10 matchup for a third straight year unless USC loses to Oregon State. That is why Rose Bowl officials are lobbying for a return to the traditional tie-ins in the next BCS deal with a one-game championship after the New Year's bowls.

Not that Michigan-Texas is a shabby matchup. The first (Michigan) and fourth (Texas) winningest programs of all time have never met.

Fiesta Bowl

SEC champion vs. Pittsburgh or Florida State. With the first choice of teams after losing Oklahoma to the Sugar Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl will be happy to tab LSU if the Tigers can win the SEC. Georgia and Tennessee aren't bad second options, although the Fiesta Bowl could decide on Texas if LSU isn't available.

Orange Bowl

Miami or Florida State vs. Ohio State. The Orange Bowl always likes to have a Florida team. Miami will be the first choice if it can win the Big East. Ohio State officials were pushing their case with Orange Bowl representatives shortly after Saturday's loss. A two-loss defending national champion with fans that travel provide a good argument.

AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

	Record	Pts	Pvs
1. Oklahoma (65)	12-0	1,625	1
2. Southern Cal	10-1	1,558	2
3. LSU	10-1	1,492	3
4. Michigan	10-2	1,432	5
5. Georgia	9-2	1,319	6
6. Texas	9-2	1,292	7
7. Tennessee	9-2	1,215	9
8. Ohio St.	10-2	1,171	4
9. Florida St.	9-2	1,056	11
10. Miami	9-2	1,019	t13
11. Florida	8-3	975	t13
12. Purdue	9-3	860	16
13. Iowa	9-3	770	17
14. Kansas St.	10-3	692	19
15. Miami (Ohio)	10-1	665	18
16. Washington St.	9-3	654	8
17. Mississippi	8-3	567	15
18. Boise St.	10-1	437	20
19. TCU	10-1	407	10
20. Pittsburgh	8-3	406	21
21. Virginia Tech	8-3	279	12
22. Bowling Green	9-2	270	22
23. Oklahoma St.	9-3	205	24
24. West Virginia	7-4	203	25
25. Nebraska	8-3	158	23

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 84, Minnesota 81, Maryland 80, Utah 69, Southern Miss. 26, Michigan St. 19, N. Illinois 17, Clemson 7, Connecticut 6, Oregon 4, Wisconsin 4, Memphis 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, team's records through Nov. 22, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:

	Record	Pts	Pvs
1. Oklahoma (63)	12-0	1,575	1
2. Southern Cal.	10-1	1,510	2
3. LSU	10-1	1,445	3
4. Michigan	10-2	1,378	5
5. Georgia	9-2	1,290	6
6. Texas	9-2	1,232	7
7. Ohio State	10-2	1,109	4
8. Tennessee	9-2	1,105	11
9. Florida State	9-2	1,098	10
10. Miami (Fla.)	9-2	1,038	13
11. Florida	8-3	855	14
12. Iowa	9-3	786	17
13. Purdue	9-3	784	16
14. Wash. St.	9-3	701	8
15. Kansas State	10-3	670	18
16. Miami (Ohio)	10-1	494	19
17. TCU	10-1	483	9
18. Boise State	10-1	462	20
19. Mississippi	8-3	427	15
20. Virginia Tech	8-3	383	12
21. Pittsburgh	8-3	335	21t
22. Minnesota	9-3	317	21t
23. Nebraska	8-3	228	23
24. Oklahoma St.	9-3	198	24
25. Bowling Green	9-2	140	25

Also receiving votes: West Virginia 117; Utah 66; Maryland 61; Arkansas 30; Southern Mississippi 30; Michigan State 29; Northern Illinois 28; Clemson 26; Oregon 16; Louisville 6; Memphis 6; North Carolina State 6; Missouri 3; New Mexico 3; Wisconsin 2; Connecticut 1; North Texas 1; Toledo 1.