BCS is out. Not good for Big East

[Jim Johnson]

LSU jumped Louisville.

1 OSU

2 USC

3 UM (.0145 behind USC)

4 UF

5 LSU

6 U of L (.0542 behind LSU)

7 Wisconsin

8 Boise State

9 Arkansas

10 Notre Dame

11 Auburn

12 Oklahoma

13 Rutgers

14 Virginia Tech

http://www.footballfoundation.com/pdf/bcs06/112606l.pdf

I don't see U of L jumping back over LSU.

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Now USC and UF need to win this week and then we need to hope the Rose Bowl wants Louisville over LSU.

Otherwise, Birmingham here we come!!

[BullsFanInTX]

What spot does UL have to get to to be gauranteed a BCS slot?

[Guest]

What spot does UL have to get to to be gauranteed a BCS slot?

4 with Michigan either at #2 or #5+... AND LSU #5+

3 with Michigan at #4...

If LSU finishes 3 and Louisville 4 -- which could only happen with USC and UF losses -- then LSU gets the automatic bid and Louisville is heading to Jacksonville or Texas.

[MikeG]

LSU jumped Louisville.

1 OSU

2 USC

3 UM (.0145 behind USC)

4 UF

5 LSU

6 U of L (.0542 behind LSU)

7 Wisconsin -- only two teams from any one conference

8 Boise State

9 Arkansas -- only two teams from any one conference

10 Notre Dame

11 Auburn -- only two teams from any one conference

12 Oklahoma

13 Rutgers

14 Virginia Tech

http://www.footballfoundation.com/pdf/bcs06/112606l.pdf

I don't see U of L jumping back over LSU.

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Now USC and UF need to win this week and then we need to hope the Rose Bowl wants Louisville over LSU.

Otherwise, Birmingham here we come!!

I still think we are going to BHam regardless-- but we can still get two BCS bowl teams if Rutgers wins the Big East and UL wins out.

there are 10 teams this year that get BCS money.

[BullsFanInTX]

So basically the 4th ranked team in the country could miss out on one of 10 BCS slots.  Something is wrong with that.

[T-Man]

Mike G how early will you arrive on the 22nd?   If you are flying let me know... I think we can have some fun in 5 points! We will be there by 3pm!

[Guest]

what is the rule about a BCS conference champ being ranked so low that a non-BCS team could receive the auto-bid and the conference champ have to hope for an at-large bid?

I would think Georgia Tech would beat WF in the ACC champ game, but that would only move GT up to around 18ish, probably.  I think the rule is top 16, so the ACC might not get a bid.  

No.  The ACC could have a champion ranked #50 and it still gets the BCS bid.

The low rank applies to the non-BCS teams.  The highest ranked non-BCS champion gets an automatic bid if it:

A) Finishes in the Top 12, or

Finishes in the Top 16 AND ahead of a BCS champion.

Part B is probably what you are thinking about.

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Note: After the 2007 season, the six automatic conferences will be reviewed in comparison with the other conferences.  There will be two criteria... how are the conference champions ranked, and how are the conferences top-to-bottom.

Since the UofL, Cincy, and USF records in C-USA in 2004 will apply, the Big East should be fine.  In fact, at this point, I think the Big East is ahead of the ACC ... but I don't think any other conference has edged out the ACC.

So there won't be any changes then, either.

The current BCS agreement runs out after the 2009 season.

[sdgukhsdgl]

yea, i read something wrong ... hence, the deleted post

[MikeG]

Mike G how early will you arrive on the 22nd?   If you are flying let me know... I think we can have some fun in 5 points! We will be there by 3pm!

If we are going to BHam, I am hoping to catch a ride up there-- maybe with you guys if you have room.

[dabull80]

So if Arkansas whips UF badly whouldn't UL jump UF ?  But you think LSU would remain in front of UL thus negating the jump ?