What we learned (express)

Another crisp fall weekend has come to a close. The weather's getting nippy, even in Dallas, which means the games are getting important.

Things are finally (Finally!) starting to shake out in the BCS conferences. The list of games that matter is growing short. But if you're team is still alive at this point, then your season's already made.

Let's look toward the final weeks and pinpoint the games we'll all be watching...

Brigham Young at Utah (11/22). Mountain West supremacy, BCS birth, yada yada yada. All of it is Utah's to lose. (That said, they better not overlook San Diego State the week before.)

Texas Tech at Oklahoma (11/22). If you're not aware of this game's significance already, you might as well stop reading.

Michigan State at Penn State (11/22). A defacto Big Ten title game?

West Virginia at Pittsburgh (11/28). This showdown will likely decide the Big East championship.

Georgia Tech at Georgia (11/29). Can the Yellow Jackets finally break the Bulldog hex and represent their conference? They've got as good a shot as any.

Notre Dame at USC (11/29). If you can draw breath and you watch at least an hour of ESPN each day, then it's your duty to watch no matter how lopsided it is.

Auburn at Alabama (11/29). For the Crimson Tide, only one game to go before the SEC title game and a shot at the national title. What a perfect opportunity for your arch nemesis to screw it all up.

Florida at Florida State (11/29). Here's the ultimate chance for the Seminoles to show they're back.

Games that interest only me:

Florida State at Maryland (11/22). This one, at what will be a rocking Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md., will be for ACC Atlantic Division supremacy.

Syracuse at Notre Dame (11/22). The matchup looks boring on paper, I know. But consider all the subplots. This is a must-win for the bowl hopes of the Irish and could be Syracuse coach Greg Robinson's last hurrah. Moreover, it's Notre Dame's last home game of the season on NBC.

Colorado State at Wyoming (11/22). The Mountain West Network's first televised high-definition game. It'll be from Wyoming's War Memorial Stadium, a venue I have never seen before on television.

Overrated: Boise State, Ball State

Underrated: Florida State, Virginia Tech, Indianapolis Colts

Fine Nine: Texas Tech, Alabama, Florida, Texas, USC, Oklahoma, Penn State, Ohio State, Utah