| The Florida Gators will remember their 4th game | | | | averaging the percent totals of the Harris |
| of the season when they hosted Mississippi and | | | | Interactive and USA Today polls, and 6 different |
| were upset 31-30 after winning their first 3 | | | | computer ranking services. |
| games. The Oklahoma Sooners will remember | | | | So what looked like a phenomenal win for Texas |
| their 6th game when they hosted Texas and | | | | against Oklahoma early on really meant absolutely |
| were upset 45-35 after winning their first 5 | | | | nothing when push came to shove. Florida's last |
| games. | | | | game win over a then No. 1-ranked, 12-0 Alabama |
| Florida would go on to win its next 8 games and | | | | team meant everything |
| then beat Alabama 31-20 to win the SEC | | | | As has been the case in most years, teams can |
| Championship and a spot in the BCS National | | | | lose a game early in the season and still come |
| Championship Game Jan. 8 in Miami. Oklahoma | | | | back to qualify for the National Championship |
| would go on to win its next 6 games and then | | | | Game, but a team that loses a game late in the |
| beat Missouri 62-21 to win the Big 12 | | | | season pays a terrible price. Florida, Oklahoma and |
| Championship and the right to face Florida in the | | | | Texas all finished the regular season at 11-1. |
| National Championship Game. Both teams are 12-1 | | | | The strong finish by both Florida and Oklahoma |
| going into the National Championship. | | | | scored points with the pollsters. Florida won its |
| The Texas Longhorns will remember their 9th | | | | last 8 games and SEC Championship by an |
| game of the season when they traveled to | | | | average score of 49-13. Oklahoma won its last 6 |
| Texas A&M and were upset 39-33 after | | | | games and Big 12 Championship by an average |
| winning their first 8 games. Texas would go on to | | | | score of 59-29, and averaging more than 60 |
| win its next 3 games and then watch helplessly as | | | | points in its last 5 games. When you combine their |
| Florida and Oklahoma won conference | | | | scores to finish the season, Florida and Oklahoma |
| championships and rose in the BCS Standings to | | | | beat opponents by an average of 108-42. It is |
| determine who would play in the National | | | | doubtful that the National Championship Game on |
| Championship Game. | | | | Jan. 8 will be won by a score of 9-3. |
| While Florida, Oklahoma and Texas all had a | | | | With this year's Heisman Trophy winner Sam |
| rightful claim to be in the NCAA's final game, | | | | Bradford of Oklahoma facing off against last |
| Texas became the odd man out despite beating | | | | year's Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow of |
| the Oklahoma Sooners on their own turf. | | | | Florida, expect some sparks to fly. Bradford has |
| The final, cumulative BCS Standings showed | | | | thrown for 4,464 yards with 48 TD passes |
| Oklahoma with a BCS Average of 0.976, Florida | | | | against 6 interceptions. Tebow has thrown for |
| at 0.948 and Texas at 0.930, with a mere 18 | | | | 2,515 yards with 28 TD passes against 2 |
| one-hundreds of a point separating Florida and | | | | interceptions. |
| Texas. The BCS Average is calculated by | | | | |
