Could LSU lose to Alabama in the National Championship and still be #1?

[RainboUnicorn]

Lets say LSU beats Georgia this week. That means they will have beaten 8 ranked opponents. This includes 4 on the road and 2 at a neutral site. Then they go into the National Championship against Alabama and lose a close game. IMO their body of work may be better than Alabamas who have beat 4 ranked teams and lost to LSU.

They would both have losses to each other. I don't know if Alabama would deserve to be national champion if they squeek one out against LSU in the ship.

Isn't the national champion technically voted on after the 'National Championship' game between #1 and #2?

Edit: I guess I should have written could Alabama win and not be national champion. Not that LSU would still be #1.

Bored in class and thinking about it. Don't see how if Alabama wins a squeeker that they would deserve to be #1. Just hypothetical.

 

[ram29jackson]

...shut up...

truly,..dumbest thread ever...and thats saying alot

 

[RainboUnicorn]

I guess I should have written could Alabama win and not be national champion. Not that LSU would still be #1.

 

[FirstTimer]

There could be a split vote I guess..But I doubt it. The winner of that BCS game automatically gets the AP vote/BCS championship. I guess the coaches poll could still award it to LSU if they wanted to.

 

[NAHSTE]

Depends on how the game goes. If it finishes 9-6 in OT .... wouldn't you have to split the title? LOL.


/justkiddingI'mnotasdelusionalastheidiotBamahomers

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

This is why a rematch will be terrible and proves nothing. If Alabama wins, it's a split, and quite frankly, LSU is probably the better team. If LSU wins, well, it just means they beat Alabama twice and we still don't know if they would have beaten Oklahoma St or whoever else. It sucks for LSU to be forced to beat a team they already defeated in the so-called "season long playoff" (L-O-L).

A rematch sucks for everyone besides Alabama fans, and I shudder at the thought of having to listen to those mouth breathing cretins should Alabama manage to win.

 

[FirstTimer]

This is why a rematch will be terrible and proves nothing. If Alabama wins, it's a split, and quite frankly, LSU is probably the better team. If LSU wins, well, it just means they beat Alabama twice and we still don't know if they would have beaten Oklahoma St or whoever else. It sucks for LSU to be forced to beat a team they already defeated in the so-called "season long playoff" (L-O-L).

A rematch sucks for everyone besides Alabama fans, and I shudder at the thought of having to listen to those mouth breathing cretins should Alabama manage to win.

I doubt the cartel allows a split title.

:shifty:

 

[ralaw]

If Alabama beats LSU in the BCS National Championshp game won't they be considered National Champions? All of this split stuff won't matter.

 

[FirstTimer]

If Alabama beats LSU in the BCS National Championshp game won't they be considered National Champions? All of this split stuff won't matter.

The only poll tied to the BCS is the Coaches Poll.

The AP Poll still votes on it's own.

Technically there could be a split.

Edit.

Apologies.

I had it reversed.

It's now correct.

 

[ralaw]

The only poll tied to the BCS is the Coaches Poll.

The AP Poll still votes on it's own.

Technically there could be a split.

Edit.

Apologies.

I had it reversed.

It's now correct.

I'm all for a split, as it further makes this entire system look foolish.

Go Bama' (sorry NASHTE)

 

[Bear Pand]

A split doesn't reflect poorly on the BCS so much because the AP poll isn't part of the BCS anyway.

 

[ralaw]

A split doesn't reflect poorly on the BCS so much because the AP poll isn't part of the BCS anyway.

Yes, but I'm talking about the enire polls, voting, BCS, bias, no playoff, etc system.

 

[FirstTimer]

A split doesn't reflect poorly on the BCS so much because the AP poll isn't part of the BCS anyway.

I think it would just for the fact that the BCS was created so there woul dbe no more split titles. That there woul dbe more definition in who the champion is. A split title would blow the biggest part of that mission statement up. A split title based on a poll the BCS used to use..and the other major poll in the land would reflect really poorly on how well the BCS was doing in determining who the best team in the land is.

 

[FirstTimer]

Just for the record:

The purpose of the BCS was to put the two best teams in the country and rank them numbers 1 and 2. I don't think there's any disagreement here that LSU and Alabama are the two best teams. So the BCS, in reality, "did its job."

Not saying that a rematch is the "right thing" or anything, just pointing out that the BCS accomplished its intended purpose.

Disagree.

 

[Bear Pand]

What happened when LSU and USC split? I really don't remember which makes me think no one actually cared.

 

[NAHSTE]

What happened when LSU and USC split? I really don't remember which makes me think no one actually cared.

USC and LSU should have played each other after Kansas State beat #1 Oklahoma in the B12 championship game 35-7, but instead OU played LSU due to having built such a large lead in the computer polls. USC blew out Michigan in the Rose Bowl and the AP voters chose them as their "champion". Coaches were contractually obligated to vote for LSU, which they all did except that clueless geezer Lou Holtz who voted for USC.

 

[KNUBB]

What happened when LSU and USC split? I really don't remember which makes me think no one actually cared.

A lot of people disregarded LSU as champion and instead just kept talking about USC winning the AP championship. LSU would have beaten USC that year also :shifty:

 

[FirstTimer]

What happened when LSU and USC split? I really don't remember which makes me think no one actually cared.

I think this year will be different just for the simple fact that this game is going to set up a rematch of a game we already saw....when there is another deserving 1 loss team.

Plus the heat on the BCS is a lot hotter than it was years ago anyways.

 

[FirstTimer]

Notre Dame isn't better FT.

:woy:

USC and LSU should have played each other after Kansas State beat #1 Oklahoma in the B12 championship game 35-7, but instead OU played LSU due to having built such a large lead in the computer polls. USC blew out Michigan in the Rose Bowl and the AP voters chose them as their "champion". Coaches were contractually obligated to vote for LSU, which they all did except that clueless geezer Lou Holtz who voted for USC.

A lot of people disregarded LSU as champion and instead just kept talking about USC winning the AP championship. LSU would have beaten USC that year also :shifty:

:nono: ..not for sure.

 

[Golden Taters]

It's possible. Miami won the National Championship in 1991, but Washington finished first in the coaches poll, after winning the Rose Bowl. Essentially, Miami and UW were co-champions.

Though, the NCAA doesn't recognize Washington as the football champion in 1991.