re: 2007 - Someone Please Explain

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In the final BCS standings after the conference championship games in 2007... 11-1 Kansas finished 8th. Shouldn't the ONLY two 1 lose teams in the nation, Ohio State and Kansas, have played for the National Championship??? Please explain why the one lose Power 5 team finished 8th instead of 2nd. Looks to me like 2007 should be an *.

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Simple minded thinking that 1-loss automatically better than 2-loss. Yes, it’s a factor, but not the only factor. LSU had the best overall resume of any team in the country in 2007 enter the BCS National Championship game - that includes Ohio State.

As for 2017, Alabama’s “resume” did not justify their selection into the playoff. They (once again) benefitted by a loss that kept them from
playing in their conference championship
Game. Ohio State and Wisconsin were both more deserving. Hell, you can’t put Alabama head to head against Auburn and justify the Gumps getting in.