Coaches poll out- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week 1.Oklahoma (31) 12-1 1,482 2 2. Florida (26) 12-1 1,481 4 3. Texas (4) 11-1 1,408 3 4. (tie) Southern California 11-1 1,309 5 4. (tie) Alabama 12-1 1,309 1 6. Penn State 11-1 1,193 6 7. Utah 12-0 1,134 7 8. Texas Tech 11-1 1,132 8 9. Boise State 12-0 1,034 9 10. Ohio State 10-2 1,004 10 11. TCU 10-2 877 11 12. Cincinnati 11-2 830 12 13. Oregon 9-3 747 14 14. Oklahoma State 9-3 722 15 15. Georgia Tech 9-3 690 16 16. Brigham Young 10-2 541 18 17. Georgia 9-3 537 19 18. Michigan State 9-3 466 21 19. Virginia Tech 9-4 337 NR 20. Northwestern 9-3 334 22 21. Pittsburgh 9-3 316 23 22. Ball State 12-1 219 13 23. Missouri 9-4 218 17 24. Mississippi 8-4 160 25 25. Oregon State 8-4 131 24 Dropped out No. 20 Boston College (9-4, lost to then-unranked Virginia Tech 30-12). Others receiving votes Boston College (9-4) 96; Iowa (8-4) 40; Florida State (8-4) 22; East Carolina (9-4) 15; California (8-4) 12; Kansas (7-5) 10; North Carolina (8-4) 6; Nebraska (8-4) 5; Buffalo (8-5) 3; Rice (9-3) 3; Rutgers (7-5) 2.
AP Poll http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex AP Top 25 1. Florida (50) 12-1 1,602 2. Oklahoma (9) 12-1 1,540 3. Texas (6) 11-1 1,530 4. Alabama 12-1 1,410 5. USC 11-1 1,372 6. Penn State 11-1 1,259 7. Utah 12-0 1,225 8. Texas Tech 11-1 1,193 9. Boise State 12-0 1,101 10. Ohio State 10-2 1,069 11. TCU 10-2 921 12. Cincinnati 11-2 863 13. Oklahoma State 9-3 853 14. Georgia Tech 9-3 761 15. Oregon 9-3 710 16. Georgia 9-3 599 17. Brigham Young 10-2 477 18. Pittsburgh 9-3 428 19. Michigan State 9-3 423 20. Mississippi 8-4 389 21. Virginia Tech 9-4 318 22. Northwestern 9-3 262 23. Ball State 12-1 249 24. Oregon State 8-4 163 25. Missouri 9-4 150 Others Receiving Votes Iowa 104, Boston College 95, Florida State 13, East Carolina 12, West Virginia 12, California 8, Rice 6, Nebraska 5, Tulsa 2, Rutgers 1. Dropped From Rankings Boston College 18.
actually the "tragedy" (and that's way too strong a word for it -- but you know what i mean) is that college football is GREAT. but the way they finish off the season to determine a champ is a joke. so it minimizes this otherwise great sport.
What's really a joke is the amount of childish whining and crying coming out of the longhorns. If you had taken care of business against Tech, you would have a legit claim to be in the BCS championship game. You didn't win. I think the Sooner fan with the sign at the game last night nailed it: "but....but...we're Texas!"
that's rich... had Texas won that tech game, there would be no "legit claim" bullsh!t being argued because they would be in as the unanimous #1 in the country. instead, Texas gets to watch a team they beat 10 on a neutral field get their ass handed to them - again - in a big bowl game that's the real tragedy in all this
assuming texas finishes 3rd in the final bcs, what bowl are they likely to play in? and which opponent are they likely to face?
Texas was an easy interception away from winning all their games. None of the other major contenders even come close to saying that or having that season. Texas is the best college football team in the country...on both sides of the ball...a shame that they don't get a chance to play for the NC, when they clearly deserve it. DD
Hmm like 1% chance UT sneaks in at #2. After all, the team UT did beat just destroyed Mizzouri... and maybe the computers will still hate on Florida enough to keep UT #2. THats what Im hoping for
They'll almost definitively be in the Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State. There's an outside chance of vs. Utah, or the Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama (there are some rumors that there might be some deals between the bowls going on to create better matchups, but not likely).
They have a legit claim even without beating Tech. If you'll remember, Texas was the #2 team in the nation just 2 weeks ago. And they didn't lose since then. Oklahoma jumps them because they keep their starters in long after the game is decided and runs up the score? Yeah, I'd say Texas has a legit argument.
Oh how I hate the BCS -- the top 9 teams deserve a shot to play for the championship -- as in a playoff. Yes, I know it should only be the top eight, but I can't make up my mind on the last team to drop out.
UF was a missed XP (or one yard run, depending on how you want to look at it) away from winning all their games.
Plus Texas is a fumble in the red zone vs Oklahoma State from having 2 losses and out of the bcs. Stop making excuses about the Tech game everyone knows who the better team was that day. Texas is not the best team in the country and for the record isn't the best team in their own state. The better team that day made the plays it needed to win, Texas didn't.
