Mythbusters

The problem with college football, as we’ve wrote many times before, is that without a playoff, highly subjective discussion is not only allowed, it’s strongly encouraged and often subsidized. Our mission (among many) is to fight for a playoff and provide truth wherever possible.

We present to you another round of statistics for your use in fighting the good fight. That’s not to say these statistics provide direct support for one argument or another- that’s opinion. We’re simply providing statistical facts to you so that you can speak authoritatively when telling your favorite fan to shut their traps.

This round focuses on the out-of-conference records of BCS conferences vs. other BCS conferences this year. I think you’ll agree, the results are at the very least surprising given most of the rhetoric this year focusing on how great the SEC is and how bad the Big Ten is. It’s also interesting to note that the two teams currently slated for the BCS National Championship come from the two conferences at the bottom of this list.

Additional analysis shows that of the records below, no BCS conference has two wins out of conference against teams currently ranked in the BCS Top 25. The SEC, Big 12, Big East, and Pac-10 each have one win against an out-of-conference team currently ranked in the BCS, and all of those wins came in either the first or second week of the season. None are really inspiring, with the exception of LSU’s win over current # 6 Virginia Tech by 41 points. The Pac-10 owns a win with Cal’s 14-point win over # 14 Tennessee. The Big 12 has a win with Missouri’s 6-point over # 15 Illinois. And the Big East has a win with South Florida’s 3-point win over # 24 Auburn.

You’re welcome.