There weren’t that many questions left heading into the final weekend of the regular season in College Football, with one big mystery left to be solves – who joins Notre Dame in the BCS national championship game. Alabama, with a dramatic win over Georgia in the SEC Championship game, are the answer, giving Florida the boost it needed to make it into the Sugar Bowl.
| 1 | Notre Dame | .9978 | 1 | 1 | 2866 | .9969 | 1 | 1470 | .9966 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Alabama | .9441 | 2 | 2 | 2765 | .9617 | 2 | 1417 | .9607 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .910 |
| 3 | Florida | .8984 | 4 | 4 | 2480 | .8626 | 4 | 1287 | .8725 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .960 |
| 4 | Oregon | .8621 | 5 | 3 | 2548 | .8863 | 3 | 1313 | .8902 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .810 |
| 5 | Kansas State | .8226 | 6 | 6 | 2332 | .8111 | 6 | 1190 | .8068 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | .850 |
| 6 | Stanford | .7683 | 8 | 7 | 2142 | .7450 | 8 | 1047 | .7098 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .850 |
| 7 | Georgia | .7583 | 3 | 5 | 2388 | .8306 | 5 | 1216 | .8244 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | .620 |
| 8 | LSU | .7511 | 7 | 8 | 2128 | .7402 | 7 | 1111 | .7532 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | .760 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | .6756 | 9 | 9 | 1991 | .6925 | 9 | 1039 | .7044 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | .630 |
| 10 | South Carolina | .6604 | 10 | 10 | 1838 | .6393 | 10 | 947 | .6420 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | .700 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | .6502 | 11 | 11 | 1745 | .6070 | 11 | 890 | .6034 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | .730 |
| 12 | Florida State | .5047 | 13 | 12 | 1655 | .5757 | 12 | 853 | .5783 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 15 | .360 |
| 13 | Oregon State | .4716 | 15 | 14 | 1280 | .4452 | 14 | 663 | .4495 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | .520 |
| 14 | Clemson | .4693 | 14 | 13 | 1485 | .5165 | 13 | 769 | .5214 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 20 | NR | 18 | .370 |
| 15 | Northern Illinois | .3276 | 21 | 16 | 998 | .3471 | 16 | 495 | .3356 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 25 | NR | 12 | .300 |
| 16 | Nebraska | .3264 | 12 | 18 | 710 | .2470 | 21 | 328 | .2224 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | .510 |
| 17 | UCLA | .2872 | 16 | 17 | 791 | .2751 | 19 | 408 | .2766 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 21 | .310 |
| 18 | Michigan | .2537 | 19 | 22 | 525 | .1826 | 22 | 278 | .1885 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | .390 |
| 19 | Boise State | .2513 | 20 | 15 | 1058 | .3680 | 15 | 569 | .3858 | 31 | NR | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | .000 |
| 20 | Northwestern | .2327 | 22 | 20 | 682 | .2372 | 17 | 444 | .3010 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 22 | NR | 20 | .160 |
| 21 | Louisville | .1808 | NR | 19 | 705 | .2452 | 18 | 409 | .2773 | 29 | 24 | NR | 23 | NR | NR | NR | .020 |
| 22 | Utah State | .1787 | 24 | 21 | 660 | .2296 | 20 | 334 | .2264 | 23 | NR | 17 | 25 | NR | NR | 19 | .080 |
| 23 | Texas | .1519 | 18 | 24 | 230 | .0800 | 25 | 97 | .0658 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 24 | .310 |
| 24 | San Jose State | .1346 | 25 | — | — | — | 24 | 110 | .0746 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | NR | 23 | 17 | .260 |
| 25 | Kent State | .0772 | 17 | 23 | 330 | .1148 | NR | 84 | .0569 | 25 | NR | 16 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | .060 |
Northern Illinois, finishing the season as the MAC champions (beating Kent State 44-37 in a double overtime game) become the first non-AQ conference team to reach a BCS bowl (thanks to their #15 ranking, activating the automatic berth) despite having a loss this season.
This, plus the fact that a conference can’t have more than two teams in the BCS Bowls, has hurt a few teams expecting to find themselves in one of the big games after this weekend. The biggest upset in the whole arrangment are Oklahoma, who finish with an #11 ranking and their two losses coming against top 5 teams (Kansas State, Notre Dame). Still, the voters decided to give North Illinois just enough of a push to give them a BCS berth, while Oklahoma settle for the AT&T Cotton Bowl, facing Texas A&M, another team that felt they might have a shot at a BCS Bowl.
Not when Georgia, who were #3 in the nation heading into the weekend and get dropped after a 4 point loss to Alabama to #7, putting them in the Capital One Bowl vs Nebraska, another loser in a conference title game and the #16 team in the nation.
The Louisville Cardinals weren’t ranked last week but finish the season with a huge win over Rutgers, giving them a share of the BCS title and a place in a BCS Bowl, facing Florida in the BCS Bowl. Oklahoma State, who lost their final game of the season against Baylor, were the only team to drop out of the rankings.
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