The celebrated party is a USC football team that supplied the annual humbling of Ohio State in this season's game of the decade. That convincing result has provoked those who supply votes for the Associated Press top 25 poll to bestow the Trojans with 61 first-place nods and far more points than Pete Carroll's teams scored in dates with Arkansas.

The cackling heads of sports TV have all but declared USC invincible, a situation that escorts me to the fool's errand of figuring out how the Trojans can be conquered and which teams have the requisite ammunition.

Please note that more than ample firepower may be needed; the men of Troy seem to possess the speed, strength and depth to overwhelm everything save their own potential for boredom.

Our tactical measures begin with the USC defense, which has displayed no weaknesses we can rely on. With at least five potential NFL first-round draft picks lurking on that side of the ball, the Trojans are stout up the middle, speedy from sideline to sideline and adept at blanketing receivers.

The key to any attempt at taking out USC is the ability to run the ball (big surprise, eh?). Using their speed and aggression against the Trojans used to work to a small degree, but those All-America linebackers learned to stay at home while staying in school. However, establishing some ground success can keep USC's pass rush from eviscerating a quarterback, who may eventually find the gaps in Carroll's deep-cover secondary.

I wish everyone good luck.

The pummeling of Ohio State enabled the talented, young USC offense to brush off all woe-due-to-inexperience claims, but -- with the mission to nitpick on my side -- one potential concern can be toyed with. Based on the camera angles supplied by ABC, and QB Mark Sanchez's need to exercise pocket patience, it seemed like the Trojan wide receivers were less than stellar at separating.

There, I typed it, a possibility of a flaw. So, even after a couple of nice zone-splitting reads by Damian Williams, USC's receivers may invite defensive coordinators to crowd the line of scrimmage and force these pass-catchers to make plays.

With a two-game sample, that's all we have right now.

OK, which teams can muster an upset? Well, the pickings on USC's schedule certainly look slim. Running the table appears to be even more likely now that the Trojans' Pac-10 buddies produced the most embarrassing weekend we've seen on the West Coast since Lindsay Lohan was handed a driver's license.

As the TV sharpies have indicated, USC's vulnerability could be lack of teeth-rattling interest. But despite less-than-distinguished efforts last Saturday, the L.A. visits of Oregon, Arizona State and California should generate considerable beat-down motivation from Carroll and the Trojans.

For the record, I'm really not feeling an uprising from Notre Dame.

How about one of those nasty trap games on the road? Let's see, Oregon State managed it a couple of years ago, but 12 days span USC's gap between the Ohio State tussle and that trip to Corvallis, so focus should be restored.

Washington State would need to move the game to another location and not tell USC. Stanford used a dandy, Trojan-killing slingshot on the road last season, but the Nov. 15 rematch at Stanford should command the Trojans' full attention.

The deepest pothole (literally and figuratively) on the Pac-10 road to BCS title-game town may be found in Tucson, where the Arizona Wildcats returned after lobbing a stinker at New Mexico. But the 'Cats have a somewhat lively offense and USC has had a bit of difficulty in Arizona. But don't go crazy and bet a nickel against a Trojan cover.

Anyway, now that we've established that a team-wide coma is required for a USC loss in the league of ordinary gentlemen, let's take a look at potential BCS-showdown dates:

Florida Gators

We begin with the Gators because Urban Meyer has assembled one of the few teams in America that offers more overall speed than an understaffed brokerage house.

Percy Harvin may be the scariest offensive weapon east of Columbia, Mo. and Meyer may actually have a couple of running backs he can use.

Florida also has an elite triggerman in defending Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, who -- despite barging into the end zone an insane number of times last season -- should not be confused with the type of edge-reaching runner that (once upon a time) plagued the USC defense.

That reference is to Vince Young, whose sprints up and down the field were far more impressive than those of Oregon's Dennis Dixon and Illinois' Juice Williams in subsequent seasons. Yeah, a quick-footed QB can exploit the overrun potential of any fast defense, but the Trojans seem to have adjusted.

And you'd better be playing from ahead.

Florida also lines up a couple of run-stuffing manatees on the defensive line, so at least the physical presence is there.

Missouri Tigers

I don't see the Missouri defense slowing own the USC offense, but QB Chase Daniel is capable of engineering a salvo or two and Jeremy Maclin looks like the most dangerous man in America not named Richard Simmons.

Missouri-USC could be a fun game, but I suspect the Trojans would dominate both lines of scrimmage.

Even though Maclin is a blur, Missouri probably lacks the team speed necessary to handle USC over four quarters. The Tigers may be able to prove me wrong if they qualify for a Big 12 championship-game party with Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Sooners

Every year, Bob Stoops sends out more skill-position talent than you'll find at Julliard.

Sophomore QB Sam Bradford keeps improving and has another stable of dangerous playmates to work with. The Oklahoma offensive line is ridiculously massive and has NFL potential up to here. Tackle Phil Loadholt looks like a stunt double for the Predator, but doesn't need any fancy toys.

The Sooner defense can't be judged until OU actually plays someone and -- despite having access to all of these amazing athletes -- Stoops suffers the burden of big-game proof.

It should be noted that Carroll has a history of losing the big game ... well, he has lost one out of about 20.

Georgia Bulldogs

Although South Carolina has an impressive defense, Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno needed to be more productive against the Gamecocks before I'd feel comfortable picking UGA over the Trojans.

The Georgia defense, which surrendered 271 passing yards to Chris Smelley, may be in greater jeopardy against Sanchez, whose separation-seeking receivers are far more gifted than South Carolina's.

LSU Tigers

Can the Tigers return to the title game with a former Ivy League kid at quarterback? We're not sure, but we do know LSU is loaded at the other positions.

Again, judging LSU's defense will require us to watch it work when challenged by a real team. Auburn, which clubbed a two-run homer in the ninth inning of last week's 3-2 victory over Mississippi State, may not be what we had in mind.

Like Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma, the Tigers have the kind of speed to run up and down the field with USC. But having Sanchez gives the Trojans a potentially big edge at the most important position on the field.