<p>so we had all of these teams, including a close game at florida, lost on saturday. ALL of these teams were ahead of Notre Dame in the BCS ranking. Are the Championship hopes in South Bend alive again? ....i think so!!! Dont forget about the Louisville loss on thursday</p>
<p>pretty freakin exciting!! i don't think they are championship bound but they will definitely move up and then everything really depends on the usc game in 2 weeks.</p>
<p>Agreed. Man, I am greedy, I really wanted Florida to go down too! CLOSE</p>
<p>yeah im excited!! but it's still gonna be nearly impossible for nd to go national title game... i still think it will turn out to be a michigan ohio state repeat... say ohio state wins how can nd get the bid over michigan (who they lost to) but bcs is complicated lol but that would just cause complete chaos... i mean im sure its possible wit all the computer rankings, but can u imagine ohio state beating michigan... then nd and michigan both win out and nd goes to national champ. vs ohio state even tho they LOST to michigan!! haha thatd be so awesome but they wont get the rankings in the coachs or media poll... strength of schedule??? hmmm</p>
<p>I think we will end up 3 or maybe 4</p>
<p>It all depends if USC remains 1 loss ..... (They still have to play cal and ucla) that will make us 6 and them 3.... then you have the sec championship game that should emilinate either the 4 or 5 or 6....... say we beat USC... that will make usc a 2 loss.... there out.... sec loser of championship game is out... that mean we bump up to 3 or 4 depends on who loses SEC championship......... </p>
<p>as far as the championship game goes.... I think there are only 3 real contenders who can get it</p>
<p>Michigan Florida Ohio state</p>
<p>The only way that Michigan and Ohio state dont end up in glendale is if Michigan loses next saturday.. .and then FLorida dominates the sec championship game..... thats the only reason i dont see that happening......so Im not sure who gets the first pick as far as BCS bowls go..... but i think its fiesta- we'll prob end up there.....</p>
<p>Theres no way to tell until Mich-osu game ... and sec championship</p>
<p>Rutgers is to far back
Arkansas had a go showing..... but they'll have to dominate the sec championship game... but i dont see that either.........</p>
<p>Prediction</p>
<p>Michigan vs. ohio state for the national championship</p>
<p>Nd finishes 3rd in BCS</p>
<p>Ugh, how sweet would it have been for Florida to go down yesterday. They were one offside call away.</p>
<p>i kno i kno i kno........... but i think that showd some of the voters that Florida is not all that they say they are.........</p>
<p>ID love ND to be in the fiesta bowl tho... cuz then i could bribe my dad for tickets so i could go!......... Arkansas loooked impressive too
tho........</p>
<p>USA TODAY
1. Ohio State (62)
2. Michigan (1)
3. Florida
4. USC
5. Notre Dame
6. Arkansas
7. West Virginia
8. Rutgers
9. LSU
10. Wisconsin</p>
<p>AP</p>
<ol>
<li>Ohio State (64)</li>
<li>Michigan (1)</li>
<li>Florida</li>
<li>USC</li>
<li>Arkansas</li>
<li>Notre Dame</li>
<li>Rutgers</li>
<li>West Virginia</li>
<li>LSU</li>
<li>Louisville</li>
</ol>
<p>Wow. Notre Dame as No. 3 seems possible now.</p>
<p>wow!.... arkansas jumped ahead of ND!....... i was worried bout that</p>
<p>Only on the AP which doesn't count. If Florida loses, and we beat USC we have a really good shot at the NC game.</p>
<p>ya.. but usc will have to still only have 1 loss</p>
<p>Florida has to lose</p>
<p>Michigan must get destroyed by 21 points</p>
<p>No, many think the only way for a ND NC game is if Michigan wins and its a rematch. If Michigan loses how will they fall underneath a ND team that they raped. Florida will have its hands full with Arkansas.</p>
<p>yea, i think arkansas has to beat florida (by not too much), michigan beats ohio state (by a lot), and ND beats USC- then maybe a national championship is possible....btw updated bcs rankings below:</p>
<p>1 Ohio State
2 Michigan :mad:
3 USC :mad:
4 Florida<br>
5 Notre Dame YAY :D
6 Rutgers<br>
7 Arkansas<br>
8 West Virginia<br>
9 Wisconsin
10 Louisville
11 LSU
12 Boise State
13 Texas<br>
14 Auburn
15 California
16 Wake Forest<br>
17 Oklahoma<br>
18 Georgia Tech
19 Maryland
20 Boston College
21 Virginia Tech
22 Tennessee
23 Nebraska
24 Oregon
25 Brigham Young</p>
<p>yeah if michigan loses there is now way ND will make it... it will just be rematch, theres no way ND can jump to 2 and michigan to 3 when michigan killed ND... florida will lose maybe even to florida st thats always a good game or in the champ game... nd will beat usc and if michigan can kill ohio state we might have a shot but i dont see ohio state dropping below 2... basically the loser of michigan ohio state must get upset... its a long shot...</p>
<p>Rutgers should be behing Arkansas until they beat west virginia... imo</p>
<p>I like BYU sneakn in there at 25 too</p>
<p>ooO... and Maryland is havn a great season too.... i love their uniforms</p>
<p>You guys are all wrong.</p>
<p>If Michigan/Florida lose, and USC remains a 1 loss team until ND gets them, ND WILL go to a national championship game based upon the computer polls. </p>
<p>It's all about the BCS, and ND is ahead of Arkansas in the BCS - ND will play #3 USC, so they will go up in the BCS standings if they win. Arkansas plays #4 Florida, and Arkansas is #6 in the BCS and coaches poll...so, you see, even if Arkansas wins out, ND plays a higher ranked opponent and is higher ranked themselves.</p>
<p>The coaches/voters are not going to want to see an Ohio State vs. Michigan rematch...it won't happen. I would say a 5% chance that happens.</p>
<p>If Ohio State loses, they are done, because the computers hate Ohio State.<br>
But there won't be a rematch.</p>
<p>The only thing ND needs is Florida to lose to Arkansas and they need to beat USC as a 1-loss team.</p>
<p>Oh, and the person who created this thread forgot about #3 Louisville losing which opened it up even more.</p>
<p>The coaches/voters are not going to want to see an Ohio State vs. Michigan rematch...it won't happen. I would say a 5% chance that happens.</p>
<p>I agree with you to a certain extent.... but as a voter... woulld u put Notre dame against osu in N.C. or a team that has the same record and has beaten nD?</p>
<p>I just think that there is a slim slim chance of ND gettn in....... I think the SEC championship game will tell tho</p>
<p>according to Tony K on PTI... we have a 25 % chance on gettn in the N.C.
....... I don tknow if that means anything to anyone..... ... some high profile espn guy is on our side....</p>
<p>Haha someone from ESPN on our side?!? Never. Mark May just said we wouldn't get there so it must be true. What a homer.</p>
<p>hahaha i kno i kno..... actual lou holtz repersents big time and always says a good word bout ND on gameday final.. mark may and herbstreit dont know what there talkn about......</p>