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A real national champion: Week Thirteen
I've missed the last few weeks--I was a little too busy on the beach in Hawaii to worry about the BCS. But I did want to get this up to compare to the final seedings next week.
There was quite a shuffle in the seedings this week. After a week on the outside looking in, Oklahoma is back in. A loss this week in the Big XII championship game would again remove them from the tourney, so they are playing a must win game this week. Their opponent, Missouri, is not in must win mode, but a win would lock up their #1 seeding for the tournament, which is always desirable. Moving into the tourney field for the first time this year is USC, thanks to their win over Arizona State, who find themselves bounced after holding the four seed as recently as three weeks ago. USC and Oklahoma also combine for a very intriguing 8 v 9 first round matchup. Several other tourney tickets will be punched this weekend as the conference championships are decided. This season is begging for a playoff.
For previous weeks, see Week Seven, Week Eight, Week Nine and Week Ten.
| (1) | Missouri (Big 12) | West Virginia (Big East) | (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (16) | Central Florida (C-USA) | Central Michigan (MAC) | (15) | |
| (8) | USC (Pac 10) | LSU (SEC) | (7) | |
| (9) | Oklahoma (At large) | Florida (At large) | (10) | |
| (4) | Georgia (At large) | Ohio State (Big Ten) | (3) | |
| (13) | BYU (Mountain West) | Troy (Sun Belt) | (14) | |
| (5) | Kansas (At large) | Virginia Tech (ACC) | (6) | |
| (12) | Hawaii (WAC) | Boston College (At large) | (11) |
Missed the cut (BCS rank):
Arizona State (13)
Tennessee (14)
Illinois (15)
Clemson (16)
Oregon (17)
