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Quote: Originally Posted by simgamer0005

No. There were only two major polls at that time. This was before the Harris poll was introduced. USC finished #1 in the AP Poll and LSU finished #1 in the Coaches poll. The coaches were required to vote the winner of the BCSCG #1, though 3 coaches violated that requirement and voted USC #1 in that poll.

He meant that USC was #1 in both polls when the teams were selected for the BCS Bowls. They were #3 in the BCS despite being #1 in the AP poll and coaches poll, which is what kept them out of the title game.