The new No.1 team, Ohio State is sitting at the top of the rankings for the first time all season, after Alabama’s 19-game winning streak ended at South Carolina. The Southeastern Conference, which has won the last four national championships, has some catching up to do in the 2010 title chase. Auburn is the highest ranked SEC team at No. 7. An SEC team, either Florida or Alabama, had held the top spot in the last 29 AP polls, dating to Nov. 2, 2008. The last time the highest ranked SEC team was this far away from No. 1 was Oct. 22, 2006, when Auburn was ranked seventh. Auburn and LSU are the remaining unbeatens in the SEC. The two Tigers play Oct. 23 in Auburn, Ala., and both still have to play Alabama and Arkansas just to get out of the SEC West. "You would think they would probably lose at least one or more," South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said Sunday of the West leaders. "You would think, but who knows?" If Auburn and LSU keep winning, the strength of the SEC could push them past the teams in front of them and into the thick of the national title mix. But it’s just as likely the SEC will not produce an undefeated champion and be shut out of the BCS championship game for the first time since the 2005 season, when Texas and USC played for the title. If there are no undefeated teams, you can bet an SEC team will be near the top of the pile of one-loss squads. That’s what defending national champion Alabama is hoping for now.
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