Irving, TX (My Sportsbook) - Alabama remained the top team in the latest Bowl Championship Series poll, while Oklahoma jumped over Texas into the second spot, gaining a berth in the Big 12 title game and an inside track to the national championship.

The Sooners (.9351) beat BCS No. 14 Oklahoma State (.4276) on Saturday, 61-41, to move to 11-1 and create a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South with Texas and Texas Tech. The tie could not be broken by conventional methods, as Texas had beaten Oklahoma, Texas Tech beat Texas, and Oklahoma beat Texas Tech during the season.

The Big 12 South's representative in the conference title game was therefore determined by BCS rankings, and the Sooners leapfrogged the Longhorns to get into the championship match. Oklahoma will play BCS No. 20 Missouri (.2818) in the Big 12 title game December 6 in Kansas City. Missouri had clinched the North's spot two weeks ago.

Texas (.9223) fell to third despite a 49-9 win over Texas A&M on Thanksgiving and a head-to-head win over Oklahoma on October 11. But in terms of this past Saturday's opponents, Texas beat a weaker opponent in the Aggies, who are 4-8, while Oklahoma beat a now 9-3 Oklahoma State team.

Additionally, the Sooners have an extremely potent offense, having scored at least 60 points in the last four games, and a non-conference win over BCS No. 13 Cincinnati (.4831) on September 6. Oklahoma beat the Bearcats, the Big East champions, 52-26.

Alabama (.9713) stayed in the top spot thanks to a 36-0 win Saturday over Auburn. The Crimson Tide remained the only undefeated BCS conference team, but their path to the BCS National Championship Game goes through Atlanta.

The Georgia Dome will be the site of the Southeastern Conference title game, also played this upcoming Saturday, between Alabama and BCS No. 4 Florida (.8851). The Gators blasted BCS No. 24 Florida State (.0768) on Saturday, 45-15, and have won eight straight games -- all of them by at least 28 points.

Fifth through 10th positions in the BCS poll remained unchanged from last week, with Southern California (.8076), Utah (.7844), Texas Tech (.7805), Penn State (.7373), Boise State (.7034) and Ohio State (.6340) holding the spots in descending order.