From the look of it, nobody wants to play Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl — and with good reason.

While the Sooners delivered the biggest beating in Big 12 Conference history in a 77-0 win over Texas A&M, three of the one-loss teams hoping to challenge them for the championship lost Saturday.

Miami fell to Tennessee for its second straight loss, Virginia Tech lost to Pittsburgh, and Florida State was blown out by Clemson, all but ending the title hopes for all three teams.

Ohio State was the only one-loss contender to win Saturday, beating Michigan State, 33-23. But the Buckeyes still have a lot of work to do if they want to defend their title.

Ohio State was fourth in The Associated Press poll and likely will be third in the BCS standings today. The Buckeyes need to beat No. 11 Purdue and No. 5 Michigan and hope for some help to pass No. 2 Southern California.

“There’s a sense of urgency in everything we’re doing,” Ohio State quarterback Craig Krenzel said. “November performance is what everyone remembers.”

So far, it hasn’t been a November to remember for most of the contenders.

Eight of the 12 major-conference teams that entered the month with zero or one loss have been defeated, including Miami twice.

That has left USC, which had the week off, in the best shape to face Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. The Trojans have games remaining against Arizona, UCLA and Oregon State — who have a combined record of 14-15.

No. 3 LSU needs the most help and has a difficult schedule with games at No. 18 Mississippi and possibly the SEC championship game.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, right, greets wide receiver Travis Wilson following Wilson's touchdown against Texas A&M. The top-ranked Sooners continued a season-long trend of seemingly easy wins with a 77-0 victory Saturday in Norman, Okla.

But, really, it might not matter who plays Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. The Sooners are so good they are the only ones who can stop themselves.

A look at the score against Texas A&M might have raised questions about whether Oklahoma was running up the score, but coach Bob Stoops used mostly backups in the second half and had his team practically fall down instead of score a 12th touchdown.

“I don’t know if there’s a great answer for those situations. You get questioned either way,” offensive coordinator Chuck Long said. “You’re trying to kill the clock, and some coaches don’t like that. The bottom line is the score. It was awkward. It was a tough deal. Not everybody sees the ballgame. They do see the score.”

The Sooners appear to have no weaknesses. They set a school record by scoring more than 50 points for the sixth time this season after their most lopsided win in 17 years.

The defense might be the most dominant in the nation. Texas A&M had more penalty yards (63) than offensive yards (54) and more punts (12) than first downs (3), none in the second half. The Aggies didn’t even cross their own 40 all game.

“They are probably the best team I’ve played against while I’ve been at A&M,” senior offensive lineman Alan Reuber said. “Their speed is unbelievable. They are well coached, and they play hard. When you have all those combinations, plus they’re on a roll this season, it’s hard to be successful against that kind of a team.”