College Football Sunday Rewind: The post-championship moments edition

Every college football season provides moments that shed Diving lamp on whether a team is championship-worthy or not. We saw two of those in Week 3 by LSU and Oklahoma.

With cowbells clanging Thursday night in Starkville, LSU led Mississippi State 9-6 entering the fourth quarter. Then Jarrett Lee, the once-maligned quarterback as a freshman, and LSU's power running game with Spencer Ware wore down the Bulldogs. LSU outgained Mississippi State in total yards 128 to 59 in the fourth quarter.

"We played the No. 1 team in the country, which I'm sure they are," Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen told reporters afterward.

On Saturday night in Tallahassee, Oklahoma -- the actual No. 1 right now in both polls --had a championship moment of its own. Florida State, rebuilding its glory days with a talented defense, had just tied the game on a third-and-28 heave for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma faced third-and-12 on its next drive at the Sooners' 41-yard line. Landry Jones completed it to Ryan Broyles for a 22-yard gain. One play later, Kenny Stills made a leaping touchdown grab to put Oklahoma ahead for good.

LSU-Oklahoma may not be the BCS Championship Game matchup in New Orleans in January, as it was in the 2003 season. Alabama and a couple other schools will factor into the equation, too. But if either LSU or Oklahoma reach New Orleans, they can look back at championship moments from Week 3 as a big reason why.

These rankings aren't necessarily who I believe are the top 10 teams. Rather, it's who I think has accomplished the most to date. The better the opponent a team beats, the higher they'll be ranked. Road wins carry extra weight in my eyes. These rankings will look odd at times, especially early in the season.

The Tigers have the best resume with a neutral-site win over Oregon and a road win at Mississippi State. The offense may not be great, but it may not have to with the power running game and the talent on defense. Now all the Tigers have to do is go to Morgantown this week for a game against West Virginia.