BCS Rankings, Week 15: Alabama, Not Oklahoma State, To Play LSU

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 03: Tyrann Mathieu #7 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after earning the MVP trophy in their 42-10 win over the Georgia Bulldogs during the 2011 SEC Championship Game at Georgia Dome on December 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Oklahoma State's demolition of Oklahoma was not enough to put them over Alabama in the final BCS rankings of the regular season, setting up a rematch between the Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers in the national title game.

What was a sure thing got a whole lot more uncertain when Oklahoma State dismantled Oklahoma 44-10 on Saturday. The Alabama Crimson Tide were considered the heavy favorites to face the LSU Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game heading into this past weekend, before the Cowboys gave pollsters plenty to think about. Ultimately it wasn't enough, however, with the top three teams in the final BCS rankings of the regular season looking exactly the same from the week before: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Oklahoma State.

Alabama and LSU will meet in New Orleans for a rematch of their Nov. 5 meeting in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers won the first round, 9-6 in a game that featured no shortage of defense.

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Boise State finished in the top 10, but will not play in a BCS bowl game. The Broncos ended the regular season at No. 7, but were passed over for an at-large bid.

		BCS		Harris Poll			USA Today			Computer Rankings
RK	TEAM	AVG	PVS	RK	PTS	%	RK	PTS	%	AVG	A&H	RB	CM	KM	JS	PW	%
1	LSU	1.0000	1	1	2875	1.0000	1	1475	1.0000	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1.000
2	Alabama	.9419	2	2	2723	.9471	2	1399	.9485	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	.930
3	Oklahoma State	.9333	3	3	2654	.9231	3	1367	.9268	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	.950
4	Stanford	.8476	4	4	2504	.8710	4	1286	.8719	5	4	4	5	8	10	7	.800
5	Oregon	.7901	9	5	2372	.8250	5	1232	.8353	8	12	5	8	10	9	6	.710
6	Arkansas	.7687	8	7	2163	.7523	7	1112	.7539	5	7	8	12	5	4	4	.800
7	Boise State	.7408	7	6	2236	.7777	6	1128	.7647	9	9	6	7	12	12	8	.680
8	Kansas State	.6827	11	10	1733	.6028	10	878	.5953	4	5	7	4	4	5	5	.850
9	South Carolina	.6553	12	9	1833	.6376	9	971	.6583	10	8	12	11	9	8	9	.670
10	Wisconsin	.6374	15	8	2060	.7165	8	1085	.7356	14	15	10	15	16	19	12	.460
11	Virginia Tech	.5190	5	11	1498	.5210	11	835	.5661	13	13	11	13	14	21	17	.470
12	Baylor	.4977	17	16	1228	.4271	16	599	.4061	11	10	17	10	6	7	11	.660
13	Michigan	.4794	16	12	1447	.5033	12	789	.5349	15	11	16	9	19	22	18	.400
14	Oklahoma	.4603	10	19	933	.3245	19	437	.2963	7	6	9	6	7	6	10	.760
15	Clemson	.4218	20	14	1351	.4699	14	657	.4454	16	19	15	18	20	17	13	.350
16	Georgia	.4119	14	18	1095	.3809	18	538	.3647	12	14	20	16	11	11	14	.490
17	Michigan State	.3883	13	13	1428	.4967	13	735	.4983	21	20	13	21	24	24	22	.170
18	TCU	.3869	18	15	1245	.4330	15	631	.4278	17	22	14	19	23	18	15	.300
19	Houston	.3504	6	17	1132	.3937	17	542	.3675	18	16	19	14	21	25	19	.290
20	Nebraska	.2606	19	20	717	.2494	20	402	.2725	19	17	18	17	25	23	20	.260
21	Southern Miss	.1918	24	21	711	.2473	21	366	.2481	24	0	22	22	0	0	16	.080
22	Penn State	.1305	21	23	383	.1332	23	189	.1281	23	21	21	20	0	0	23	.130
23	West Virginia	.1233	23	22	522	.1816	22	278	.1885	25	0	0	24	0	0	0	.000
24	Texas	.0876	22	25	6	.0021	NR	1	.0007	19	18	0	23	13	13	24	.260
25	Auburn	.0584	NR	24	15	.0052	--	--	--	21	25	24	0	17	14	21	.170