And the best BCS conference is . . .

For those of you who like to argue about which conference is the best, here's the complete list of how each BCS conference fared each other BCS conference along with the conference's overall record against non-conference BCS teams and Top 25 non-conference BCS teams. Games against Notre Dame were not included, nor were Washington's win over Boise St. or UCLA's win over BYU.

BCS Conferences: Games and Record vs. Other BCS Conf.
Conf.	Big E.			ACC			Big 12			Big 10			Pac 10			SEC			Record			v. Top25
Big E.				4	-	3	0	-	0	0	-	3	1	-	1	2	-	1	7	-	8	1-3
ACC	3	-	4				2	-	2	1	-	0	0	-	0	3	-	3	9	-	9	0-6
Big 12	0	-	0	2	-	2				2	-	0	0	-	2	1	-	2	5	-	6	1-4
Big 10	3	-	0	0	-	1	0	-	2				2	-	1	0	-	0	5	-	4	0-2
Pac-10	1	-	1	0	-	0	2	-	0	1	-	2				1	-	0	5	-	3	1-1
SEC	1	-	2	3	-	3	2	-	1	0	-	0	0	-	1				6	-	7	1-3

The one hole in the LSU debate

If you logically examine the top teams from which one could pick a BCS title game participant opposite Ohio St., LSU seems to make the most sense on many levels. They're the champs of what is probably the most difficult conference and they shellacked ACC champ VaTech head-to-head.

Here's the biggest problem I have with this:

If LSU had beaten Arkansas last week and lost to Tennessee yesterday, their record would be more impressive. They would still have two losses, but the losses would have come to better teams. In short, they would be better on paper. And yet, I don't think they would even be mentioned in the list of contenders for the #2 slot if that had happened.

BCS Title Game

Let me say this right now. There is no national champion this year. I don't care who wins what bowl games.

That said, here are the most likely teams, in order, to face Ohio St. in the BCS Title Game:

1. LSU
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
4. Kansas
5. USC
6. Hawaii

Personally, I hope that the computers sneak Kansas into the title game simply b/c it will be so ridiculous that nobody will agree with the decision.