re: Is the 1984 BYU National Championship the least deserving NC of all time?

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So you are saying that the Oklahoma State loss to Iowa State didn't can't as much or something?

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It probably meant more bc Iowa State was clearly inferior to Oklahoma State that season and, by virtue of OSU's undefeated season at that point, OSU would've played LSU in New Orleans had they preserved the undefeated season. Logic being: 2 undefeated teams from separate power 5 conferences, rewarding teams that win their games in lieu of losing with tough SOS'. In the end, it didn't matter that OSU was from a separate conference and had one loss bc they took a rankings' beating post hoc and that was reflected in their BCS rankings as opposed to Bama's BCS shortfall which was basically non-existent after losing to the no. 1 team in America in one of the season's most exciting games. Point is, it matters who you lose to if playing in a context with a plethora of 1 loss teams competing for a BCS title game berth.