Top 5. We beat number 3, who almost beat #1. Boise St. might even make the top 5.

#3.

We had the hardest schedule and pounded some REALLY good teams like Michigan and Arkansas. I would say #2 and screw the BCS and Florida and Ohio st, but those 2 loses to unranked teams really hurt.

# 4, assuming tonight's game is tight. My final top 5 in such a case:

1. National Champ
2. Loser of Title Game
3. Boise State
4. USC
5. LSU

Where I think USC should finish:
1. Ohio State (beat No.2 Texas, No. 2 Michigan, No. 2 Florida...pretty impressive)
2. USC (dominated No. 3 Michigan, 13-9 was a fluke)
3. Boise State (went undefeated, but would get crushed by SC)
4. Florida (will lose by more than 10 points to OSU)
5. LSU (solid team)

What I think will happen:
1. NC Winner
2. NC Loser
3. Boise State
4. USC
5. LSU

I fully expect to take crap for this but don't really care...

I like the Boise St. story I really do. Hooray for the little guy. Can we please stop it already with the they could beat anyone anywhere nonsense though? Boise St. does not deserve to be ranked in the top 5.

If Boise St. played the schedule of a big conference team like USC, Ohio St or even Oklahoma they would lose at least 4 games and be so decimated by injuries halfway through the season that they would barely get into a bowl game nevermind a BCS game. They don't play a consistently tough enough schedule to be ranked top 5 by anyone.

Why is it that we kill SEC teams for playing 2-3 cupcake games in their OOC schedules yet we easily forgive the little teams like Boise St. that play a schedule that's about 4/5 cupcakes?

I'm sorry but the BCS gets this one thing right. A mid-major team does not deserve a shot at a NC. I don't care how many trick plays you run in a bowl game or how many RBs get engaged afterwards. Ridiculous.

Tell you what. How about we schedule a fight between two evenly matched posters on this board for mid-February? As a tune up one gets to fight 4 preschool kids in the next 4 weeks. The other has to go down to USC and pick 4 separate fights with USC's 4 starting linebackers in the same time frame (I would pay to see someone here fight Rey Rey btw).

See you in February...should be a great matchup.

If OSU wins big then #2. Florida will have 2 losses as will we, but we won big against Mich who came close to OSU. If its close then #3. No way Boise. OK not that good and you don't make points on trick plays.

jjhr is right. #2 if it's a blowout, #3 otherwise. and after the first 16 seconds, looks like it could be a blowout....

The best teams (Ohio State, Florida, USC and LSU) fall somewhere 1-4.

The best records (Boise State, Wisconsin, Louisville) fight it out for No. 5.

Although I agree with everyone's arguments here (tough schedule, etc.), I find it hard to believe that SC will jump up beyond #5. I hope that I'm wrong.

Boise State is just too much of a story and despite playing a cupcake schedule, they will went undefeated and beat a tough Oklahoma team in an amazing game. That will affect the voting.

LSU was way ahead of SC and demolished Notre Shame. I'd be surprised if voters let them slip enough for SC to make it ahead of them.

The other 1-loss teams have that record and previous rankings ahead of SC prior to the bowl season.

Wisconsin had an extremely easy schedule and 7(?) home games. Only tough team was Michigan (who SC demolished). Louisville went out on top and played a good bowl game against another Cinderella team.

Even if they get killed tonight, Florida won't drop more than a couple of spots. If OSU loses, they're #2.

Most of all, strength of schedule is a valid argument. I'm tired of seeing some schools play the equivalent of junior college teams. What a joke. It should definitely be weighed against them.

Then again, look who's next on SC's schedule. That doesn't help.

Ohio State, like Michigan, isn't representing the Big 10 very well. And Mr. Heisman is looking like an imposter. At least SC's recent Heisman winners played up to the award in the title game, except for the ill-conceived lateral.

Florida winning in a blow-out deflates the Trojans RB win, so I put them #3 behind UF and LSU followed by OSU and Boise State.

Unfortunately for us...it's going to be in the BCS final polls..
Fla
LSU
OSU
USC
and it don't matter after that...

The drastically overrated Big 10 pretenders sure found out that speed kills! OSU and Mich were clones who had no chances against the "speed kills" of USC/FLA. Hell, Louisville would have beat Mich or OSU also for the same reasons. Could you even think of Considering Troy Smith for the Heisman if he played in the Pac 10? or the SEC? What a joke! Oregon State would have beaten OSU or Michigan also.

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1. West Virginia
JUST KIDDING, FLORIDA
2. LSU - I hate them but they are the second best team in the conference of the champion.
3. USC - Damn Oregon St. and UCLA.
4. Boise St. - Beat an Oregon St. team that beat us but I don't think they could have done it against a full schedule.
5. Ohio St. - Never believe in a conference who's number in the name is different from the number of teams in the conference.

What will happen though!
1. Florida
2. LSU
3. Ohio St.
4. Boise St.
5. USC

How much affect do you think the 51 day layoff had on OSU? Obviously they weren't prepared for the speed of Florida. With a playoff system they wouldn't have that much of a break and play at least 1 or 2 games to get to the championship. They need an area playoff like the 2nd week of december with the top 8 teams, then for bowl week the 4 winners of those games then the two remaining teams a week or two later. How can this be a bad thing?

How much affect do you think the 51 day layoff had on OSU? Obviously they weren't prepared for the speed of Florida. With a playoff system they wouldn't have that much of a break and play at least 1 or 2 games to get to the championship. They need an area playoff like the 2nd or 3rd week of december with the top 8 teams, then for bowl week the 4 winners of those games then the two remaining teams a week or two later. How can this be a bad thing?