Are you threatening me?

(Somehow the Cornholio voice doesn't really come across through the written word.)

As I see it right now, there are a few dozen teams that still present a threat to the Buckeyes winning a spot in the Rose Bowl. (The threat presented by the OSU offense is an entirely different story) This also applies to teams like Michigan, Iowa, Tennessee, etc. who need to win out and get a little help to get to Pasadena.

You can break the threats down into four categories: Unbeaten BCS conference teams OSU doesn't play, unbeaten BCS conference teams that OSU does play, unbeaten non-BCS teams, and once-beaten BCS conference teams that could make an argument for a Rose Bowl slot if they win out.

There are a lot of teams on here that will make you go "no way" like Cincinnati (that impressive 7-3 win over Western Carolina aside, there's no way a once-beaten Cincy gets a Rose Bowl nod over OSU), but I'm trying to be thorough. Besides, assuming OSU wins, it'll be extremely satisfying to cross about half of these names off the list next week.

In no particular order...
Unbeaten BCS Conference Teams OSU doesn't play (27)
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech
Virginia
Nebraska
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas Tech
Baylor
West Virginia
Louisville
Wisconsin
Purdue
California
UCLA
Washington State
Oregon
Southern Cal
Vanderbilt
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
LSU

Unbeaten BCS Conference Teams OSU plays (4)
Indiana
Michigan State
Minnesota
Penn State

Unbeaten Non-BCS Conference Teams (3)
UTEP
Toledo
New Mexico

Once-beaten BCS Conference Teams (23)
Clemson
Miami
Boston College
NC State
Miami
Missouri
Texas A&M
Rutgers
Connecticut
Cincinnati
South Florida
Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Notre Dame
Oregon State
Arizona State
Stanford
Tennessee
Auburn
Mississippi State
Ole Miss