Every year there are two top teams that everyone pretty much agrees on. Who's no1 and no2 is always a debate. I say take those two teams, the top two in the AP and ESPN poll are almost always the same especially at the end of the year, and have a bowl game just for them.
Thing is, the people knew OU was falling off. They were more like a no3 team at year's end. Sure OU had the BCS numbers from the regular season but after the KState loss they were clearly a different team.