| Post-season pseudo-BCS ratings have been published, as have the final strength of schedule and conference rankings - finally with data from Anderson & Hester. The poll voters thought much more highly of Nebraska than the BCS computers, while those six systems were responsible for putting Arkansas in at #25. A team from the SEC has won each of the four BCS NCGs, but Alabama breaks a four-year streak of the #2 team winning the title game. The losing team of the NCG has twice come from the Big Ten, and twice from the Big 12. The SEC has placed a second team in the Sugar Bowl these past four seasons. With no participation these past four seasons from the ACC, Big East, and Pac-10, yet alone the non-AQ conferences, the claim that the BCS is holding a "national championship" game is weaker than ever. This past season's Boise State team is the seventh to go undefeated, yet not be crowned a champion in the eyes of the BCS. The higher (or only) BCS-ranked team won 6 of the 16 applicable bowl games. |