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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
Given the new playoff system, the new bowl will likely match up the B12 champion with the 3rd place SEC team. It's an unholy alliance, but I'm not sure it's something to hang your hat on.
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Or, if you actually consider facts, it will be the 2nd or 3rd SEC team vs. the 2nd or 3rd Big 12 team. Of the 28 participants in BCS championship games, 9 were from the SEC and 6 were from the Big 12. In the 14 seasons of the BCS, these were the Big 12 and SEC teams that finished #3-5 in the final BCS poll, and would be considered for the other two spots if the new system was used:
2011 - #3 Oklahoma State
2010 - none
2009 - #5 Florida
2008 - #3 Texas, #4 Alabama
2007 - #4 Oklahoma, #5 Georgia
2006 - #4 LSU
2005 - none
2004 - #3 Auburn, #4 Texas
2003 - none
2002 - #3 Georgia
2001 - #3 Colorado, #5 Florida
2000 - none
1999 - #3 Nebraska, #4 Alabama, #5 Tennessee
1998 - #3 Kansas State