The BCS released their week 13 poll Sunday night at 7:15. With all the madness this weekend created, it's no surprise that the top ten has been shaken up a bit:
1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
4. Oklahoma State
5. Virginia Tech
6. Stanford
7. Boise State
8. Houston
9. Oklahoma
10. Oregon
This creates a pretty interesting scenario with the top three teams all being from the same conference and division. Only one of these teams can go to the SEC championship game to face Georgia. Arkansas and LSU have a huge game looming on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Put simply, if LSU wins, they're in. However, if Arkansas wins, things will get a little bit crazy. Assuming Alabama beats Auburn and Arkansas beats LSU, all three of the top teams will have identical records (11-1, 7-1 in SEC play). In this case, the likely candidate for the SEC championship game would be Alabama; however, Arkansas could advance to the national championship game without even going to the conference title game if a win over LSU in Baton Rouge was to propel them to #1 or #2. It will be very interesting to see how the final 2 weeks of the regular season play out. Personally, I think if Arkansas wins at LSU, they should be ranked #1 without question. In that case, Alabama would go to the SEC title game. If they took care of business against Georgia, it would likely set up a rematch between the Hogs and the Crimson Tide for all the marbles in New Orleans. What are some other scenarios you guys would like to see play out in the final 2 weeks?
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