Finally, the wait is over: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama for control of the free world, or at least the SEC championship and a berth opposite Texas in the BCS championship game.
Ever since Sept. 20, the third week of the season, Florida, Alabama and Texas have been the nation’s top three ranked teams. For the past 11 Associated Press polls, the threesome have been lumped together atop the AP rankings. That should change after Saturday’s SEC championship game in Atlanta.
However, I’m just curious, how long after the SEC championship game goes final will the loser start clamoring for a rematch in the BCS title game?
The defending national champion Gators enter the game as the nation’s No. 1 ranked team. They got my AP vote this week based on their comfortable win against Florida State, while Alabama and Texas each needed some late heroics to hold off Auburn and Texas A&M, respectively.
Besides the SEC, league champions also will be decided this week in the Big 12 (Texas vs. Nebraska), ACC (Clemson vs. Georgia Tech), Pac-10 (Oregon vs. Oregon State), Big East (Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh), MAC (Central Michigan vs. Ohio) and Conference USA (Houston vs. East Carolina).
Here is my ballot this week with my ranking last week in parenthesis and my projected bowl berths for each team:
- 1. Florida (2)
The Gators (12-0) play Alabama in Saturday’s SEC championship game. FanHouse’s projected bowl: Citi BCS national championship vs. Texas, Jan. 7 in Pasadena, Calif. - 2. Alabama (1)
The Crimson Tide (12-0) play Florida in Saturday’s SEC championship game. FanHouse’s projected bowl: Allstate Sugar vs. Cincinnati, Jan. 1 in New Orleans. - 3. Texas (3)
The Longhorns (12-0) play Nebraska in Saturday’s Big 12 championship game. FanHouse’s projected bowl: Citi BCS national championship vs. Florida, Jan. 7 in Pasadena, Calif. - 4. TCU (4)<br …
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