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.
Dec 4, 2011 - 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 |
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What a sham of a system.
by Ben16 on Dec 4, 2011 8:27 PM EST reply actions
Absolute Travesty.
A game that proves nothing. Even if Bama wins guess who has a “better loss”?
By the system that got Bama in LSU would be #1 even if they lost the game.
by Crosseyes on Dec 4, 2011 8:40 PM EST reply actions
Alabama is not the best team in the nation, they’re not even the best team in their division. Period.
http://www.frogsowar.com/
by HawkeyedFrog on Dec 4, 2011 9:24 PM EST reply actions
No, they're not the best team.
They’re the SECOND best. That’s all that matters.
by rugman11 on Dec 4, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
And they have no right to attempt to be the best.
http://www.frogsowar.com/
by HawkeyedFrog on Dec 5, 2011 3:26 AM EST up reply actions
This should be the end...the END of the BCS
Rankings are meaningless…every game matters? Every person who brings up that argument from now on should just shut. the. EF. up. Oklahoma State got screwed…If albama beats LSU on after a second chance then LSU got screwed. Burn the damn place down because the whole thing is worthless.
Elway is in, Zimm is in, Little is FINALLY in but don't forget: Randy Gradishar, Steve Atwater & Terrel Davis
by BlueNOrangeNIdaho on Dec 4, 2011 10:45 PM EST reply actions
Every game matters
So, Oklahoma St-Iowa St matters, too.
Which is a better loss? to the #1 team in the country or to a 6-6 team?
13.
by Wiedmann on Dec 5, 2011 4:28 AM EST up reply actions
Who has better wins? Okie State by a country mile.
http://www.frogsowar.com/
by HawkeyedFrog on Dec 6, 2011 8:12 AM EST up reply actions
Boycott ESPN and the BCS. Make this hurt them in their pocketbooks.
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
by Sean T on Dec 4, 2011 11:46 PM EST reply actions
As a Boise State fan...
I was quite alright with getting shut out so Kansas State could get in. K-State had a dang good argument and a really good year. But the way things played out… Holy cow. K-State, you got screwed.
by Spyder Mayhem on Dec 5, 2011 12:06 AM EST reply actions
I hate the BCS.
But the two best teams will play. No pretenders.
"The same things win today that have always won, and they will win years from now. The only difference is the losers have a whole new bunch of excuses why they don’t win or can’t win."-Bear Bryant
Robot Chicken Star Wars should be canon.
by the thin red line on Dec 5, 2011 7:18 AM EST reply actions
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