LSU ranking among BCS championship game participants?

I'm sure the 2007 team has to be ranked at the bottom of all BCSCG winners. I mean, they can't possibly be expected to do any more in-depth analysis than simply saying "only 2-loss champion = worst champion". I'd expect the 2003 team to not be far above the 2007 team due to the split title and the media lust for USC. Of course, Nick Saban having been our coach back then (considering what he has done at Bama) might help a little.

Bottom line....any intertemporal analysis is nothing more than pure speculation.

I'd guess 2007 and 2003 are low amongst the champs. I wouldn't be surprised to see 2011 LSU ahead of both teams. We defeated:

12-1 Bama, national champs
12-2 Oregon, Rose Bowl/PAC champs
10-3 WVU, Orange Bowl/Big East champs
11-2 Arky, Cotton Bowl winner
10-4 UGA, SEC East sacrificial lamb

I doubt any of the other 31 teams have 5 wins like that.

LSU would have been the undisputed best BCS champion in 2011/2012 if they would not have laid the great egg.

Nobody could have doubted them after looking at their accomplishments on the field that year without any bias.

They beat the most top teams of any champion if memory serves.

So close yet so far. Nobody else would have been given a second chance to play against the team that beat them out already for their division championship much less their conference championship that the wretched gumps didn't even have to play in a game that weekend.

Their entire championship streak really needs to be snuffed by LSU and only by LSU over the next few years to make this right. They've been manipulating the rules and perceptions on every level and it has definitely effected things like that rematch decisions and many more things.

Nah. 2011 LSU would've been credited with greatest season but not greatest team. 2001 Miami prob still gets that, and 2004 USC was impressive too.

Honestly on a neutral field I'd prob take 2008 FL, 2004 USC, 2001 Miami over 2011 LSU. 2005 TX and 1999 FSU would be tough too.

TampaBayTiger--

Thanks for posting this info. I thought that the 2011 team would be ranked more highly than the two NC teams. I certainly agree with some of the sentiments expressed that having to play Alabama a second time was unfair. I suspect that we would have beaten any other team in the NC game that season.

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LSU Ranks: 10th - 2011 14th - 2003 19th - 2007

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Interesting thing is they ranked the 2011 LSU team ahead of the 2011 Bama team due to a much tougher schedule.

Top 3 btw were: 2004 USC, 2008 UF, and 2010 Auburn

I wouldn't expect 2010 AU to be that high. I would pick 1999 FSU, 2005 TX, 2001 Miami, and even 2005 USC over them.