Tigers finish 3rd in BCS by less than 1/1000th of a point
How do you compare 2 teams in college football?
Teams that never played?
It's been a flaw in the system for over a hundred years, and despite the best efforts of man it continues to exist.
The Utah Utes (#2/#3/#2) finished ranked #2 in the BCS rankings with a .992013 score.
The Missouri Tigers (#3/#2/#3) finished ranked #3 in the BCS rankings with a final score of .992009. That's a difference of .000004. In the era of huge margin swings, that is a draw.
But Utah gets a shot at #1 Nevada (13-0) for the BCS National Championship. Nevada won the MWC over a fairly rugged schedule, and deserves their shot at the national championship.
Utah beat 2 opponents that finished top 25. They lost to one of those opponents also earlier in the season (the #24 Oregon Ducks, 8-5).
Missouri beat 6 teams that finished ranked, and their only loss was to #8 Arkansas (8-4). They never got a shot at revenge, but their resume includes beating 3 top 15 teams, Utah didn't even beat one!
Missouri, (12-1, 8-1) will play at large #6 Miami (10-2) in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Orange Bowl #10 Georgia Tech (12-1) will host #12 Middle Tennessee State (11-1)
Rose Bowl #5 Ohio State (12-1) will host at large #4 Air Force (12-1)
Sugar Bowl #25 Kentucky (10-3) will host Cincinnatti (8-4)
BCS National Championship #1 Nevada (13-0) will host #2 Utah (12-1)