One BCS computer still ranks Notre Dame No. 1, because it’s the BCS
By Frank Schwab | Dr. Saturday – Thu, Jan 10, 2013 1:56 PM ESTYou saw the BCS Championship Game, right? Well, at least the parts that mattered before turning to something more interesting, most notably Alabama rolling to a huge lead over Notre Dame and ESPN showing A.J. McCarron's girlfriend (I've seen better).
So you know that Alabama is the best team in the nation (no &^%$ way!). Nobody in their right mind would pick Notre Dame ahead of Alabama after witnessing the carnage that was 42-14 on Monday night (why not? or you mean nobody in their wrong mind) Oh, but the BCS has a computer that still prefers the Irish (algorithms at its best). So let the BCS bashing continue (Keep the BCS).
The Colley Matrix, one of the six computer systems used by the BCS, has Notre Dame ranked No. 1 and the Crimson Tide No. 2. Notre Dame's final ranking was 0.973997 to Alabama's 0.961139. Notre Dame had an edge in strength of schedule (Can't argue with the facts). Alabama won more games against top 25 teams in the rankings (what a bunch of bs, Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky..!). Margin of victory is not part of the calculations (why should it, Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky?). No matter how the computer spit out that reading, it's worth mentioning again: An entity the BCS uses still prefers Notre Dame to Alabama. (it's worth repeating again)
An entity the BCS uses still prefers Notre Dame to Alabama.
They're not going to make Alabama give back the trophy over it or anything (time to sue!), and it's just one of the many rankings the BCS uses to determine who plays in the final game (not who is awarded the championship) but it just shows once again that there are flaws in the process (what flaws are we talking about?).
