Conference Championship Scenarios

Shit's still complicated in college football. Here are the different possibilities for BCS conference champions:

ACC:

Maryland, Florida State, Wake Forest, Boston College, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Virginia can all win this conference. I'm not going to figure out the different ways they could all win, because who cares? No matter who it is, they'll be embarrassed in the Orange Bowl. Unless they play the winner of the...

Big East:

Cincinnati has the inside track with a 4-1 conference record and a win over WVU. The Bearcats host Pitt next Saturday and will all but clinch with a win (they play Syracuse the next week). Pitt needs to beat Cincy, then beat WVU and UConn. WVU needs Pitt to beat Cincy, then beat Pitt, and win their other Big East games. None of these teams are any good.

Pac-10:

Oregon State controls their own destiny. They beat Arizona and Oregon, and they win. USC needs to beat UCLA, and hope for an Oregon State loss. The Beavers have actually played pretty well all season. Their losses came to Utah, Penn State (both on the road), and Stanford. Without that Stanford loss, they'd already be in the Rose Bowl.

Big XII:

Missouri clinched the North division title yesterday. If Texas Tech beats Oklahoma and Baylor, they win the South. If Oklahoma beats Tech and Oklahoma State, they'll probably win the division based on the BCS ranking tie-breaker. Texas needs tons of help. They need Tech to lose to Oklahoma AND Baylor. Either that or have Oklahoma beat Tech, then beat Oklahoma State and then finish above OU and Tech in the BCS rankings.

Big Ten:

Three teams still in contention. If Penn State beats Michigan State, they win the conference. If Penn State loses and Ohio State beats Michigan, then the Buckeyes win it. If Michigan State beats Penn State, and Michigan beats Ohio State, then the Spartans win. Possible Rose Bowl of Oregon State vs. Michigan State. You bet your ass ABC doesn't want this to happen.

SEC:

Boring. We already know. Alabama vs. Florida in the SEC Championship/National Semifinal.

Mountain West:
Not a BCS conference, but perhaps the 4th or 5th best conference in the country. If Utah beats BYU, they win the conference and a BCS berth. If BYU wins, there's a 3 way tie between them, Utah, and TCU. I don't know what the MWC tie-breakers are, but I'd guess that overall record would eliminate TCU from the tie, giving BYU the Championship. Most importantly, if BYU beats Utah loses, then Boise State should automatically qualify for the BCS if they go undefeated.

-The Commodore