Kent St. could throw a nasty wrench into things.
Currently, Kent St. is ranked #17 in the BCS. On Friday they play #21 N. Illinois for the MAC Championship.
If Kent St. wins and Stanford beats UCLA in the PAC-12 Championship, they would move up to at least #16.
What does that mean?
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3. The champion of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, or the Western Athletic Conference will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if either:
A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or,
B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.
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At #16, Kent State would be ranked higher than the Big East Champion, and therefore would get an automatic BCS berth.
This would mean the Sugar Bowl would likely be Florida vs. Kent State instead of Florida vs. Oklahoma. Blech.
It's pathetic that a team who lost by 33 points to Kentucky would be in the BCS.