The final BCS standings of the 2011 College Football regular season didn’t disappoint if you’re an SEC fan and especially an Alabama fan. Despite not playing in Week 14 and not even being involved in the conference championship game, despite already blowing their chance against LSU earlier this season, the Crimson Tide will get another shot on January 9, 2012.
Oklahoma State did what it had to – convincingly beat their biggest rivals, Oklahoma, 44-10, to clinch the Big 12 title. Big 12 champions against SEC champions. Sounds fitting for a national title, right? The rankings decided differently. Both polls gave Alabama the no.2 spot, and the computers finished the job. Nick Saban’s Alabama will play LSU for the national title game in New Orleans. Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State will settle for the Fiesta Bowl against Stanford in Glendale.
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BCS Standings
1. LSU Tigers (SEC), 13-0
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (SEC), 11-1
3. Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12), 11-1
4. Stanford Cardinal (Pac-12), 11-1
5. Oregon Ducks (Pac-12), 11-2
6. Arkansas Razorbacks (SEC), 10-2
7. Boise State Broncos (MWC), 11-1
8. Kansas State Wildcat (Big 12), 10-2
9. South Carolina Gamecocks (SEC), 10-2
10. Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten), 11-2
11. Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC), 10-2
12. Baylor Bears (Big 12), 9-3
13. Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten), 10-2
14. Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12), 9-3
15. Clemson Tigers (ACC), 10-3
16. Georgia Bulldogs (SEC), 10-3
17. Michigan State (Big Ten), 10-3
18. TCU Horned Frogs (MWC), 10-2
19. Houston Cougars (C-USA), 12-1
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten), 9-3
21. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (C-USA), 11-2
22. Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten), 9-3
23. West Virginia Mountaineers (Big East), 9-3
24. Texas Longhorns (Big 12), 7-5
25. Auburn Tigers (SEC), 7-5
The SEC with with six teams in the top 25 leads the way, obviously. The Big 12 and the Big Ten follow with five each. The Pac-12, Mountain West, ACC and Conference USA each have two and the Big East with only one school in the top 25.