Disrespect in the BCS Formula

The Longhorns lost to Ohio State(#1) in week 2 of the season. The 'horns were rated #2 at the time. The loss dropped them to #8.

Then, in the process of winning all games since, Texas fought their way back to #5 on the AP Top 25, the USA Today Poll, and the Harris Interactive Poll. One of those was a quality win over #14 Oklahoma.

And then...the first BCS poll comes out and Texas is slotted at #9.

Number 9...

Behind Notre Dame(#8)...

Texas only loss was to #1 Ohio State.

Notre Dame's loss was to #11, at the time, Michigan.

Uhmmm...okay...

Louisville(#7) has won out. They beat Miami(FL), who was rated #17 at the time. Of course, Miami isn't rated at all now after loses to Florida State, who isn't rated in the BCS, and Louisville.

Florida(#6) has more quality wins. They beat #13 Tennessee and #9 LSU, before losing to #11 Auburn.

West Virginia(#5) has won out...but...they haven't beat anyone. They do have #6 Louisville coming up and #19 Rutgers to close the season. But the more I think about it, their conference is just the East Coast version of the WAC or the Mountain West with a healthy does of East Coast media bias thrown in to make them respectable.

Auburn(#4) beat #6 LSU and #2 Florida. They lost to unranked Arkansas, who rode that victory to #13 in the BCS.

Ohio State(#1), USC(#2), and Michigan(#3) belong where they are currently slotted.

Texas should be ahead of Notre Dame, Louisville, and West Virginia.

Texas should be no worse than #6 behind, in order, Ohio State, USC, Michigan, Auburn, and Florida. With the possibility that Florida and Texas should switch places with Texas at #5 and Florida at #6.

Texas has a rated Nebraska and, a currently rated, Texas A&M still upcoming. So there is still ample opportunity to move up. I just wonder about the way teams are slotted at the beginning of the process.