however, the BCS is supposed to evaluate a team's rank against every other FBS team in the nation. SC has also lost one game, while they clearly beat Alabama. Bama had an off day, but I think their shot at the NC is still larger than SpurrierU. I'll be surprised if any major FBS conference team goes undefeated this year. Also, we'll see how good all these teams really are as the season progresses. We're not even halfway there. Rankings are dumb until... well, they're always dumb.

South Carolina also has a loss and a pair of crappy wins (UGA and Furman) while Alabama has machine-gunned their way through their entire schedule with the exception of South Carolina, on the road.  Alabama has UF and PSU on their wall.  I had no qualms about keeping them above South Carolina.

if one of the games you saw was the one in Lafayette, they were hugely unimpressive during the first half of that game, unless the game plan was "Make the Cajuns feel good during a national TV appearance."

On the other hand, I suppose they deserve some credit for not losing yet. They might not have looked good beating the Aggies, but they did.

Don't worry; if the Cowboys aren't good enough to hold their spot, their schedule will resolve that issue. If they keep winning, eventually people will feel more comfortable with their position in the polls.