The United States ranked 4th After determining the Big-12 championship game participants. The BCS computers were put to work on other major contests and today the BCS declared <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_1">Germany</span> to be the winner of World War II.
"Germany put together an incredible number of victories beginning with the annexation of Austria and the <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_2">Sudetenland</span> and continuing on into conference play with defeats of <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_3">Poland</span>, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_4">France</span>, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_5">Belgium</span> and the Netherlands. Their only losses came against the US and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_6">Russia</span>; however considering their entire body of work--including an incredibly tough Strength of Schedule--our computers deemed them worthy of the #1
ranking."
Questioned about the #4 ranking of the United States the BCS commissioner stated "The US only had two major victories--Japan and Germany. The <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_7">computer models</span>, unlike humans, aren't influenced by head-to-head contests--they consider each contest to be only a single, equally-weighted event."
German Chancellor <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_8">Adolph Hitler</span> said "Yes, we lost to the US; but we defeated #2 ranked France in only 6 weeks." Hitler has been criticized for seeking dramatic victories to earn 'style points' to enhance Germany's rankings. Hitler protested "Our contest with Poland was in doubt until the final day and the conditions in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_9">Norway</span> were incredibly challenging and demanded the application of additional forces."
The French ranking has also come under scrutiny. The BCS commented "France had a single loss against Germany and following a preseason #1 ranking they only fell to #2." Japan was ranked #3 with victories including <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1229116993_10">Manchuria</span>, Borneo and the Philippines.