LSU's loss to Alabama has cost them two spots in the BCS Rankings released Sunday evening.
The Tigers were ranked ninth by USA Today, eighth in the Harris Poll and had a computer average of seven. They slipped behind two other SEC schools, Georgia and Florida.
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Kentucky, Ohio State and Syracusen lead the way once again this week in the College Basketball USA Today poll.
Kentucky, who defeated North Carolina in a thriller, had 19 of the 31 first place votes. The Buckeyes, who hammered Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, had eleven, while Syracuse notched one first place vote.
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The human polls made every vote count when deciding who would play for the BCS National Championship. Under the current BCS formula that weighs two thirds of the ranking on the human polls, No. 2 and No. 3 have never been this close. In the end, Alabama beat out Oklahoma State for a slot in the big game. Check out the breakdown of the human polls, and how certain coaches cost the Cowboys a shot.
The LSU Tigers have moved up to #2 in the Associated Press College Football Poll released today.
The Tigers moved up thanks to their dominating 40-27 win over Oregon Saturday night in Arlington, Texas. LSU is #3 in the Coaches' Poll, which is used for determining the BCS rankings.
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The call came just before 2:30 yesterday afternoon.
"Hi, Jay, this is Eric Stone at Harris Interactive."
Eric went on to say that my name had been placed in nomination to be a voter in the Harris Interactive Poll, one of the two college football polls the BCS uses in their formula to choose the top two teams to play for the BCS championship...