detlef Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Final Harris Poll Here I was about to trash the Harris Poll for being completely effed up but then I realized that CBS was simply using the last Harris Poll before the bowl games. But it seems like they're using those rankings to determine the final BCS? Final BCS rankings? What's up with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Final Harris Poll Here I was about to trash the Harris Poll for being completely effed up but then I realized that CBS was simply using the last Harris Poll before the bowl games. But it seems like they're using those rankings to determine the final BCS? Final BCS rankings? What's up with that? Final BCS rankings was the one to determine the BCS NC. BCS does not rank teams after the bowls. Here are the final rankings. http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings USA Today Poll RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Auburn (56) 14-0 1424 2 TCU (1) 13-0 1336 3 Oregon 12-1 1333 4 Stanford 12-1 1254 5 Ohio State 12-1 1197 6 Oklahoma 12-2 1096 7 Boise State 12-1 1012 8 LSU 11-2 1007 8 Wisconsin 11-2 1007 10 Oklahoma State 11-2 883 11 Alabama 10-3 860 12 Arkansas 10-3 818 13 Nevada 13-1 734 14 Michigan State 11-2 676 15 Virginia Tech 11-3 636 16 Florida State 10-4 506 17 Mississippi State 9-4 505 18 Missouri 10-3 473 19 Nebraska 10-4 354 20 UCF 11-3 328 21 Texas A&M 9-4 277 22 South Carolina 9-5 181 23 Utah 10-3 156 24 Maryland 9-4 111 25 North Carolina State 9-4 94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 If that really is the final BCS poll, I am really surprised TCU is still #3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 If that really is the final BCS poll, I am really surprised TCU is still #3... Like Rocker says, it isn't. And, if it was there'd be worse things than that. After all, if you're going to drink the BCS kool-aid (and you'd have to think that the voting bodies and such are), then it's fair to say that the BCS decided Auburn and Oregon were #1 and #2. Thus, losing that game, especially on a last second FG would not change that. Granted, if, like me, you think the whole thing is a crock, then that doesn't matter. But one could see the logic. Unlike, for instance MSU remaining a top 10 team despite getting completely housed in a 2nd tier bowl game. Or, for that matter WVU being ranked at all and at the expense of an NC St team that has the same record and beat them in their bowl. Or FSU staying behind USC despite having a better record and beating them. And the list goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Wow! How good was the SEC West this season? 5 out of the 6 SEC West teams ranked in the top 17 including the BCS NC. 1. Auburn 8. LSU 11. Alabama 12. Arkansas 17. Miss State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Wow! How good was the SEC West this season? 5 out of the 6 SEC West teams ranked in the top 17 including the BCS NC. 1. Auburn 8. LSU 11. Alabama 12. Arkansas 17. Miss State very impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) very impressive What's even more impressive is that 3 out of the last 4 BCS National Champions play in the SEC West. LSU Alabama Auburn How tough is LSU schedule next season? Tigers 2011 schedule includes the last three defending BCS National Champions plus this year's BCS runnerup Oregon and a road trip to Morgantown to take on West Virginia Mountaineers ? Edited January 14, 2011 by Rockerbraves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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