A Look At The Top Four Over The Past Four

By On June 28, 2012 · 12 Comments

 

What’s goin on?

Here’s a look at the top four ranked teams in the final regular-season BCS poll the past four years.

Which conference is not represented in either year? Hint: It’s one of the Big Four.

You have to go back to 2007 to find an ACC team (Virginia Tech) among the top four.

2011

  1. LSU
  2. Alabama
  3. Oklahoma State
  4. Stanford

 

2010

  1. Auburn
  2. Oregon
  3. TCU
  4. Stanford

 

2009

  1. Alabama
  2. Texas
  3. Cincinnati
  4. TCU

 

2008

 

  1. Oklahoma
  2. Florida
  3. Texas
  4. Alabama

 

 

 

 

 

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12 Responses to A Look At The Top Four Over The Past Four

  1. Sillyboy says:
    June 28, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    Dez – Curious to get your thought on how this 4-team format will effect the Rose Bowl (PAC12 Champ vs. B1G Champ) and this new “Champions Bowl” (Big 12 Champ vs. SEC Champ. With the new playoff system, isn’t it likely that these bowls won’t ever get the match-ups they were designed to get? I can’t imagine either the SEC or Big 12 Champion ever playing in them?

    • dconner says:
      June 28, 2012 at 3:52 pm

      There’s going to have to be some juggling, I was told yesterday, with respect to relationships conferences had with bowls, down the road. My guess is that’ll all happen before 2014. The other thing is to look for the Big East to finagle for a bowl out West which would be a help the conference soon to be West Coast members. There’s a bit of news for you big guy.

  2. UconnFan says:
    June 28, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    This is just a ploy where the super conferences get more money. This will largely be determined by strength of schedule and independents like Boise State will not have a chance because big schools will not want to play them, lack of points in the rating system and then the people picking these teams will claim their strength of schedule is not good enough!

  3. Dave says:
    June 28, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Over the past 6 years the ACC and the Big 10 hve been a joke compared to the SEC, Big 12 and PAC 12. I keep saying the Big 10 lives off it’s past and the ACC talks like it’s THE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE sorry 2-13 BCS record! PSST Big East BCS record 7-7.

  4. Chris says:
    June 28, 2012 at 10:35 am

    Here’s where the selection committee thing gets interesting. What 4 teams do you think would have been selected for the playoff those years? The biggest disappointment to is the lack of the conference champion requirement. SEC would’ve had 2 teams in the playoff in each of these last 4 years. Winning your conference championship should mean something.

    • TheDrifter says:
      June 28, 2012 at 11:07 am

      Chris, in the example shown the SEC had 2 teams in all years except 2009 and 2010.

      • Chris says:
        June 28, 2012 at 11:17 am

        You’re making the assumption that these would have been the 4 teams selected. These are the final regular season BCS standings. The BCS poll will not exist. In 2009, Florida probably would’ve been picked ahead of both Cincy and TCU.

        I will concede that 2010 would’ve only had 1 SEC team.

        • TheDrifter says:
          June 28, 2012 at 5:15 pm

          You’re right, it would have been up to the selection committee. I was just pointing out the example shown. The team last year that would haved been jobbed is Oregon at #5, which beat Stanford and won its conference, if the committee simply fixes those discrepancies then I’ll be satisfied with the playoff. I believe with the current members and the teams signed up to join that the BE has a fighting chance in the new system.

  5. DickieMac says:
    June 28, 2012 at 10:21 am

    The Big Ten is represented either.