NEW YORK — After a weekend when all the national championship contenders stayed undefeated, the BCS standings were unchanged.
Florida was first, Alabama second and Texas third Sunday.
The Gators will play in the Southeastern Conference championship Saturday for one spot in the BCS national title game. The Longhorns can earn the other spot with a victory against Nebraska in the Big 12 title game.
The BCS bids go out next Sunday.
Hoping for a Texas loss are fourth-place TCU, which finished its regular-season 12-0, and fifth-place Cincinnati (12-0), which can boost its ranking by beating Pittsburgh for the Big East championship.
Sixth-place Boise State (12-0) will be rooting for Texas. The Broncos play New Mexico State and likely need the Longhorns to win to ensure themselves an at-large BCS berth.
Florida had an easy time running its record to 12-0, beating rival Florida State 37-10 on Saturday.
Earlier in the week, Alabama and Texas had to struggle to get to 12-0. The Crimson Tide rallied late to beat Auburn 26-21 and the Longhorns won a wild 49-39 game against Texas A&M.
Now all three are a victory away from a date in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 7 with the national championship on the line.
ESPN.com
11/30/9
Magnolia Tribune
