Is there any chance the B1G sends 2 to the BCS?

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Thus elevating all the B1G's other bowl-eligible teams up yet another spot?

The only scenario I can see (and it's a big "if") is if Nebraska wins out & grabs the Rose Bowl berth, while Michigan also wins out to finish 9-3, with the only losses to (perhaps) unbeatens Alabama and Notre Dame, as well as another BCS-bound team, Nebraska. Not to mention finishing 9-3 means the Wolverines will have beaten Ohio State in Columbus.
 

The scenario you laid out is the only possible way it happens but given the national reputation of the conference this year and the fact that it is a down year for the conference my guess would be we only get one BCS team out of it. If Ohio State were eligible 2 teams in the BCS would be far more likely to happen.
 

How do you spell ZERO. The big 10 is pathetic this year. We have no wins over any top teams. Neb. and NW are at 7-2. OSU is really the only team that deserves to be in the BCS and they cheat, so they took themseves out of the running.
 

Michigan would definitely get selected if they're top 14 with 9 wins. Big brand and fan base.
 

Probably no. Need Oklahoma to lose. I don't know if Michigan winning out would get them to qualify. Not even in top-25 right now.

You have 4 at-larges available: SEC team (FLA/LSU/UGA/USC) will get that, Pac 12 will get one (Stanford/OSU/UCLA), Notre Dame will get one. Right now, Oklahoma or Clemson ahead. Nebraska & Northwestern are the only teams in the top-25.
 


The big question is can Michigan reach the Top 14, even if they win out? Probably not. Michigan isn't in the Top 25 of the BCS right now. And, I'm not sure there will be an available spot anyway. Right now I have 10 teams close to being locked (based on the two-teams per conference rule, automatic qualifiers, etc.):

(2) SEC - Alabama and another team (likely Georgia or Florida)
(2) Big 12 - Kansas State and Oklahoma (if they win out)
(2) ACC - Florida State and Clemson (if they win out)
(1) Pac 12 - Oregon
(1) Big 10 - Nebraska
(1) Big East - Louisville
(1) Independent - Notre Dame

That doesn't even take into account if someone upsets Oregon in the PAC 12 title game, then that takes away another spot because Oregon is getting in either way.
 


SelectionSunday said:
Thus elevating all the B1G's other bowl-eligible teams up yet another spot?

The only scenario I can see (and it's a big "if") is if Nebraska wins out & grabs the Rose Bowl berth, while Michigan also wins out to finish 9-3, with the only losses to (perhaps) unbeatens Alabama and Notre Dame, as well as another BCS-bound team, Nebraska. Not to mention finishing 9-3 means the Wolverines will have beaten Ohio State in Columbus.
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Maybe 5% chance, and I think Northwestern has the best chance if they win out (along with Nebraska), because they're currently ranked the highest in the BCS outside of Nebraska (#24, 3 spots above Michigan at #27). Then Northwestern would be 10-2 and they could probably move up 10 spots with 3 more wins and some losses of those ahead of them.

If Mich won out they would have to climb 13 spots. They would still be a 9-3 team which doesn't look as good on paper for a BCS matchup as double digit wins, although those losses would be to some of the top ranked teams. A Michigan win over OSU would be huge for human voters, although the computers might not "see" it as much because OSU is not eligible to be ranked.

I'm not optimistic that any of this will happen, but it's possible. It may be equally possible that Indiana's explosive offense could actually get them to the Rose Bowl, if they find some defense.
 

Bored at work on a Friday afternoon, I'm going to take a stab at this one. A lot of things would have to happen but I guess anything is possible.

1. Oregon loses versus Stanford and then wins out.
2. Stanford beats Oregon State and Oregon but loses to UCLA to ensure the Ducks play in the Pac-12 title game for a Rose Bowl berth at best. This would change the order of a few things, including giving the Fiesta Bowl a higher replacement pick on the assumption KSU takes Oregon's spot in the NCG. If this goes down its unlikely Oregon State or Stanford are selected at large.
3. Clemson loses to either Maryland or NC State and then loses to South Carolina to drop out of at-large talk at 9-3.
4. Michigan goes undefeated to end the season at 9-3, with their losses @ND, @B1G Champ Nebraska, and neutral site vs #1 Alabama.
5. Everyone else expected to win out does so.

So the BCS could look something like this:
NCG: Alabama vs KSU
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs Michigan
Sugar Bowl: Florida vs Notre Dame
Orange Bowl: FSU vs Louisville
Rose Bowl: Nebraska vs Oregon

I believe the Sugar Bowl would get first replacement pick and I would assume Notre Dame would get selected to assure that a Oklahoma vs Notre Dame rematch doesn't happen in the Fiesta Bowl. Fiesta Bowl would probably pick Michigan as a replacement assuming they crack the top 14. All else equal if you are the Fiesta Bowl have a choice between a 9-3 Stanford (who played in the Fiesta Bowl last year), a 9-3 Oregon State, a 9-3 Clemson team or a 9-3 Michigan team (no losses to bad teams and a season ending victory over @ AP top 5 Ohio State) my money is on the Wolverines.
 





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