What does this week mean for the BCS picture?
So now what?
The No. 1 (USC), No. 3 (Georgia), No. 4 (Florida) and No. 9 (Wisconsin) teams all took it on the chin this week, and now the college football world is in upheaval even before October has rolled around.
Are we destined for a BYU vs. Boise State national championship? Is there going to be another two-loss team playing for the national title? Did these teams lose early enough for everything to change back around? Here’s what this weekend likely means going forward.
1. The Florida and Georgia losses probably won’t matter if one of them wins out.
Considering the way the SEC has won the last two national title games and considering the respect the league has gotten from the start this year, if everything else is equal, the SEC champion will be at the top of the pecking order when it comes to playing for the national title. If Florida wins out, it’ll have to beat LSU, Georgia, Florida State, and the SEC West champion, while Georgia can still win out and have wins at LSU, Florida, at Auburn, Georgia Tech, and the SEC West champion on its résumé. If either of those two runs the table, it’s in unless both Penn State and the Big 12 champion are unbeaten.
foxsports.com
9/28/08
Magnolia Tribune
