The top two were a given, and it's hard to argue that either Auburn or Ole Miss is unworthy of the next two spots, although there are a half-dozen teams about whom we could say the same thing: we have TCU, Notre Dame, and Alabama as our next three alongside Ole Miss, but as we've said, any of the one-loss teams in Tiers A or B would be acceptable to us.
A couple of thoughts come to mind for us, though:
Given that the three SEC West teams still play each other, there's going to be a great deal of change in that order. (Auburn plays at Ole Miss this Saturday, so one of them walks away from that with two losses.)
Secondly, the committee has a sense of humor. Look at the way the games would have laid out in their projections (which they KNOW won't be the final order) -
Mississippi St vs Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl
Florida St vs Auburn in the Rose Bowl
As Heather Dinich or whomever points out, that would have been a repeat of last year's BCS championship, in the same stadium in Pasadena, AND a repeat of the season ending Egg Bowl game, in the stadium as close to Mississippi as possible.
Wouldn't THOSE be two sweet matchups?
Finally, for those crying "SEC West FAVORITISM", look at the records, and look at the games. And if that's still not enough, relax by looking at the upcoming schedules: They're going to kill each other off. By definition, no more than two teams in the SEC West can finish the regular season with fewer than two losses now. There will NOT be a trifecta in the championship tournament. (Now, if you add Georgia into the mix...)
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