That is a fair statement. But SC was able to sustain a high level of performance.
Overall they do have the best program out of the top 3 from last year. LSU did well considering the horrid program they had the past 2 decades. OU apparently is a team that folds when it counts. Auburn worked their way up there and really in retrospect should have faired better.
The weird thing is BCS and AP agree that OU is a top notch team. I'd like to see that one explained.