SEC now 1-2-3 in BCS
Ralph D. Russo | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 14 years AGO
LSU-Alabama Round 2 is just a few victories away.
A weekend filled with upsets left the Southeastern Conference rivals in the top two spots in the BCS standings released Sunday.
And Arkansas is third, further increasing the possibility of an all-SEC BCS championship game Jan. 9 in New Orleans that would be a rematch of a regular-season game.
It's the first time in the 14-year history of the BCS that the same conference had to top three teams in the standings.
If the Tigers can beat Arkansas on Saturday, then Georgia in the SEC title game Dec. 3, and the Crimson Tide beats Auburn on Saturday, it's almost a lock that LSU-Alabama will play again, this time at the Superdome.
LSU beat Alabama 9-6 in overtime Nov. 6 in Tuscaloosa.
Oklahoma State, which suffered the most surprising loss of the weekend, fell to fourth place. The Cowboys were unbeaten and second in the BCS standings, but were upset 37-31 in double overtime at Iowa State on Friday night.
BCS pairings are announced Dec. 4.
Boise State is seventh, but the Broncos will be shut out of the BCS this season because they can't win their conference after losing to Mountain West Conference rival TCU.
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