What has been most accurate in ranking the best teams: Polls, Computers or BCS?

Final rankings for every year

1998

Polls

1. Tennessee
2. Florida State
3. Ohio State
4. Kansas State

Computers

1. Tennessee
2. Florida State
3. Kansas State
4. UCLA

BCS

1. Tennessee
2. Florida State
3. Kansas State
4. Ohio State

1999

Polls

1. Florida State
2. Virginia Tech
3. Nebraska
4. Wisconsin

Computers

1. Florida State
2. Virginia Tech
3. Nebraska
4. Alabama

BCS

1. Florida State
2. Virginia Tech
3. Nebraska
4. Alabama

2000

Polls

1. Oklahoma
2. Miami
3. Florida State
4. Washington

Computers

1. Florida State
2. Oklahoma
3. Miami
4. Virginia Tech

BCS

1. Oklahoma
2. Florida State
3. Miami
4. Washington

2001

Polls

1. Miami
2. Oregon
3. Colorado
4. Nebraska

Computers

1. Miami
2. Nebraska
3. Colorado
4. Oregon

BCS

1. Miami
2. Nebraska
3. Colorado
4. Oregon

2002

Polls

1. Miami
2. Ohio State
3. Iowa
4. Georgia

Computers

1. Miami
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. USC

BCS

1. Miami
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. USC

2003

Polls

1. USC
2. LSU
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan

Computers

1. Oklahoma
2. LSU
3. USC
4. Michigan

BCS

1. Oklahoma
2. LSU
3. USC
4. Michigan

2004

Polls

1. USC
2. Oklahoma
3. Auburn
4. California

Computers

1. Oklahoma
2. USC
3. Auburn
4. Texas

BCS

1. USC
2. Oklahoma
3. Auburn
4. Texas

2005

Polls

1. USC
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State

Computers

1. Texas
2. USC
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State

BCS

1. USC
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State

2006

Polls

1. Ohio State
2. Florida
3. Michigan
4. LSU

Computers

1. Ohio State
T-2. Florida
T-2. Michigan
4. USC

BCS

1. Ohio State
2. Florida
3. Michigan
4. LSU

2007

Polls

1. Ohio State
2. LSU
3. Oklahoma
4. Georgia

Computers

1. Virginia Tech
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Missouri

BCS

1. Ohio State
2. LSU
3. Virginia Tech
4. Oklahoma

2008

Polls

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Alabama

Computers

1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Texas Tech

BCS

1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Alabama

2009

Polls

1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. TCU
4. Cincinnati

Computers

1. Alabama
2. Cincinnati
3. Texas
4. Florida

BCS

1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Cincinnati
4. TCU

2010

Polls

1. Auburn
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Wisconsin

Computers

1. Auburn
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Oklahoma

BCS

1. Auburn
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Stanford

2011

Polls

1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma State
4. Stanford

Computers

1. LSU
2. Oklahoma State
3. Alabama
4. Kansas State

BCS

1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma State
4. Stanford

2012

Polls

1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Oregon
4. Florida

Computers

1. Notre Dame
2. Florida
3. Alabama
T-4. Kansas State
T-4. Stanford

BCS

1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Florida
4. Oregon



My rankings

1. Polls- Would have gotten the best 1 vs. 2 matchups by a mile (Oklahoma vs. Miami in 2000, Miami vs. Oregon in 2001, LSU vs. USC in 2003)

2. BCS- I really don't think their rankings have been that bad after a rough beginning.

3. Computers- Rankings have been pretty atrocious overall. One-loss Florida State ranked over Oklahoma in 2000, putting Colorado AND Nebraska over Oregon in 2001, would possibly have had TWO rematches in the NCG, Virginia Tech ranked ahead of LSU despite losing to LSU by 41 points earlier in the season, Cincinnati ranked over Texas in 2009, etc.....