No, there wasn’t as much mayhem in college football this weekend, but the relative predictability of the results gave us a picture of the teams in the hunt for the national championship – and it is clear no conference has more championship caliber teams than the Big 12.

The Oklahoma Sooners, ranked first in the nation for the second week, have yet to play legitimate competition. They scored more than 50 points in each of their first three games and after a 49-17 trouncing of Baylor on Saturday, the nation’s top team is 5-0. Normally, reading anything into wins over five weak teams would mean very little, but in an era of Appalachian States and Oregon States, performing to expectations and not falling asleep can say a lot. Sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford is mature and has two good targets in senior receivers Manuel Johnson and Juaquin Iglesias. Thus far, the defense has been stifling.

The Sooners will face their first true test against the feisty Texas Longhorns, fifth in the nation, this coming weekend. This will be a crucial barometer test for both teams who will look to establish themselves as the BCS contender out of the Big 12 and the probably winner of the Big 12 South. Texas has begun to reap the rewards of third year junior starting quarterback Colt McCoy. McCoy wills the offense to score. If he can’t throw the ball, he will run with some surprising quickness. In addition to his 16 touchdown passes this season and he also leads the team in total rush yards, yards per carry (7.0). Texas’ youthful but stingy defense has also been key to the Longhorn’s success.

After traveling to Oklahoma, the Longhorns will host the third BCS contender out of the Big 12 – Missouri, ranked third in the country. Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri could easily fill the top three rankings in the nation. Missouri boasts the best offense in the nation averaging more than 53 points per game. The Tigers defense made a strong stand at Nebraska to ensure the easy 52-17 victory over the Cornhuskers last Saturday – their first victory there in 30 years. Mizzou is lead by Heisman candidate Chase Daniel who has thrown 15 touchdowns and only one pick back on Aug. 30 against Illinois. Sophomore tailback Derrick Washington completes the Tiger’s offensive juggernaut. Washington has run for two touchdowns in each of Missouri’s first five games and has also caught two. He ran for 139 yards against Nebraska averaging 9.9 yards per carry. The Tigers will go to Texas on Oct. 18 to play for what could be a chance at a first place national ranking.

Like last year, the likelihood of two undefeated teams playing for the BCS championship is slim. Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma (all 5-0 right now) could all each hand a losses to each other, especially if Missouri meets Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game. You can bet on one of these three teams making it to the national championship game on New Year’s.