LSU, Oklahoma State on collision course?

The top two teams in the updated BCS rankings will look to remain on track for a meeting in the title game in January as they hit the field this week; 10-0 and No. 1 LSU is on the road at 2-8 Mississippi on Saturday (7:00pm ET), while 10-0 and No. 2 Oklahoma State will play on Friday night at 5-4 Iowa State (8:00pm ET).

And 10-0 Houston? The only other undefeated team left in the top tier of college football is still back at No. 11 in the BCS rankings as they prepare for a game at home against 6-4 Southern Methodist on Saturday (3:30pm ET).

Both Stanford and Boise State fell out of the ranks of the undefeated over the weekend, joining the likes of Alabama, Oregon, and Oklahoma in the one-loss club. That basically puts an end to the national title chances of both of those schools unless something crazy happens over the next few weeks of the schedule.

Alabama, Oregon, and Oklahoma sit at No. 3, 4, and 5 in this week's BCS rankings, with each poised to overtake LSU and/or Oklahoma State in that list if things go their way down the stretch. The 9-1 Crimson Tide host Georgia Southern this weekend in what should essentially be a bye week for them, while 9-1 Oregon hosts 8-2 Southern Cal in a Pac-12 clash, and 8-1 Oklahoma plays at 6-3 Baylor.

9-1 Stanford, down to No. 9 in the BCS rankings, is at home against 6-4 California on Saturday after getting beaten 53-30 in their own stadium by Oregon over the weekend. 8-1 Boise State, now at No. 10 in the BCS rankings, will try to bounce back from a devastating 36-35 home loss to TCU last time out when they play on the road against 6-3 San Diego State on Saturday night.

However, it's LSU and Oklahoma State that remain in the driver's seat for the two national title game berths; if they keep their records spotless into bowl season they'll be meeting for all the marbles in the BCS National Championship Game.

The Tigers didn't have any problem getting to 10-0 on the season over the weekend, winning a gift game against Western Kentucky by a score of 42-9 at home. Jordan Jefferson saw the bulk of the action at QB for LSU in that contest, going 8 of 14 for 168 yards passing with one touchdown strike. Jarrett Lee completed 2 of his 4 attempts for 15 yards and a score, while Alfred Blue rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns; LSU is now 7-3 against the spread this season.

Oklahoma State beat up on Texas Tech 66-6 � on the road no less � in their Week 11 matchup over the weekend, putting them at 8-2 against the spread this year. Joseph Randle paced the Cowboys' attack with three touchdown runs in that game, while Brandon Weeden threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns. Josh Stewart and Justin Blackmon each had two catches in the end zone in that victory.

After playing Mississippi, LSU will close out their regular-season schedule at home against BCS No. 6 Arkansas on November 25. Oklahoma State plays host to rival Oklahoma in their final regular-season matchup on December 3 after a bye week.