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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 |
For the full lineup of postseason games, head over to our 2011 College Football Bowls StoryStream.
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