 Texas won the game 52 – 17 and moved into first place in the Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) standings for the first time since they were implemented in 1998 . The BCS formula took into account strength of schedule so that teams received more credit for beating stronger opponents . This allowed Texas to advance in the rankings since they beat an unbeaten team while University of Southern California , who previously held the number one spot , beat Washington , a 1 – 6 team . 
