5 big 12 teams in the top 11?

You can be sure some losses will occur among this group. But they won't be "bad" losses compared to teams in lesser conferences beating each other up. At year end, all 5 still ranked in top 20 is hardly impossible, especially since 12-team leagues don't play a complete round robin schedule. Does any team besides KU play all four of the others? The remainder of the BigXII includes five, maybe six, teams good enough to win games in this company as well, so a one-loss season by one or two of these five should result in a NC appearance. Even if all of them end up with two losses, BCS should pick the maximum of two for top bowl games.

You guess correctly -- we'll see.

I think we'll see 6 Big 12 teams in the final 25; but the 5 big twelve in this list?   Texas is over-rated, McGee is not a breakaway threat.    Kansas; yup, their loses those small were the huge difference makers and they'll play a much tougher schedule this year so the lake of depth will probably catch them year.     OU will be good but they don't have the big receiver to replace Malcom Kelly and a few key loses on the O-line will probably have Bradford's head more on a swivel (think Texas Tech game last year).   The loss of secondary will open up the passing game for more passing attacks so Tech and Missouri may be well matched, Texas has the passer but from the spring game didn't look to have any receivers.

Legit - all 5 teams will be competitive but can't see any challenging for the NC Game.

Obviously I'm a Texas fan and may be talking more with my heart than my head.  That being said, UT will win the Big 12 South.  We have owned OU the past few years except for last year and if Jamall Charles doesn't fumble going into score we win that game.  We have owned Texas Tech and we get Missou in Austin.  I think Kansas will be tough but they will come back down to earth this year and we wil end up smothering them.  Then it will probably be a rematch with Missou in the Big X!! Title game

Hook em!