Alabama is in the title game fair or not..
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LSU still plays in Atlanta if they lose to Arkansas most likely, so that gives them the chance to go to the title.<div>
</div><div>If they lost to Georgia, though, then maybe Oklahoma State could work their way back in.</div>
</div><div>If they lost to Georgia, though, then maybe Oklahoma State could work their way back in.</div>
If Arkansas beats LSU, I think they will jump them, and Bama will go to 1 and Arkansas 2. It's all about right now, and what the voters would see right now is LSU losing to a team only 2 spots behind them. Then Bama goes.
I don't think Arkansas will beat LSU, but if they do, I think LSU falls to 3 behind Arkansas.
I don't think Arkansas will beat LSU, but if they do, I think LSU falls to 3 behind Arkansas.
I never expected that Arkansas, Alabama and LSU would all be 3, 2, and 1 respectively. If Bama and Arkansas win out, Bama would no doubt be #1 and Arkansas would more than likely go to 2, but here's the thing... although LSU would be #3...they still could go to the SECCG because of the SEC tie breaking rules saying that if 1 team is within 5 spots of a team they have beaten previously, then the team that owns the head to head will make it in the SECCG.
Obviously... the problem lies in the fact that all 3 teams will be no lower than 3, and each team has only lost to one of the other 2. I think... LSU would actually have the advantage because they have beaten more teams with respectable RPIs when compared to Arkansas and Bama. That's the only reason I think LSU might make it in now.
Obviously... the problem lies in the fact that all 3 teams will be no lower than 3, and each team has only lost to one of the other 2. I think... LSU would actually have the advantage because they have beaten more teams with respectable RPIs when compared to Arkansas and Bama. That's the only reason I think LSU might make it in now.
It's hard to predict.<div>
</div><div>However, I imagine the computers would still rank LSU #1 at that point (due to nonconference wins), so who knows. Since they'll all be in the top 5, the head-to-head winner of the 2 higher teams (by BCS ranking) goes to Atlanta. My hunch is that Arkansas doesn't pass Alabama or LSU in BCS rankings, so LSU still goes.</div><div>
</div><div>That said, I think LSU beats Arkansas next week and puts it all to rest.</div>
</div><div>However, I imagine the computers would still rank LSU #1 at that point (due to nonconference wins), so who knows. Since they'll all be in the top 5, the head-to-head winner of the 2 higher teams (by BCS ranking) goes to Atlanta. My hunch is that Arkansas doesn't pass Alabama or LSU in BCS rankings, so LSU still goes.</div><div>
</div><div>That said, I think LSU beats Arkansas next week and puts it all to rest.</div>
Incognegro said:
No in that case Bama would go because it is the head to head between the top ranked team and the 2nd place team, which in your version would be Ark. Bama beat Ark, so Bama would go to the SECCG.
8. The tied team with the highest ranking in the Bowl Championship Series Standings following the last weekend of regular-season games shall be the divisional representative in the SEC Championship Game, unless the second of the tied teams is ranked within five-or-fewer places of the highest ranked tied team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the top two ranked tied teams shall determine the representative in the SEC Championship Game.
I missed that last sentence. LSU could really get screwed, but then again... they'd have to win their games to prevent themselves from being put in that situation.