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Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Ranking the BCS conferences
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We’re going to do this every Wednesday:
1. SEC. It’s a close call with the Big Ten, but the SEC has three teams in the Top 10 (Tennessee, LSU, Florida) and five in the top 16.
2. Big Ten: Has four teams — Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa and Purdue — all capable of going undefeated.
3. ACC: The addition of Boston College makes the league even stronger. If Florida State and Miami were in their accustomed place among Top 5 teams, the ACC would probably be No. 1.
4. Big 12: If the Big 12 could get rid of the North Division, it might be the best conference in the country. Four teams in the South Division (Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas Tech) are ranked.
5. Pac-10: Having USC at No. 1 carries a lot of weight but the next best teams are California (19) and Arizona State (20).
