How would you rank the first 9 BCS champions?

[Emerson1]

1998 Tennessee
- Went 13-0
- Outscored opponents by 18.6 ppg
- Snapped a five-game losing streak to Florida
- Defeated Florida State 23-16 in the Fiesta Bowl

1999 Florida State
- Went 12-0
- Outscored opponents by 21.3 ppg
- Became first team to go wire-to-wire at #1 in the polls
- Defeated Virginia Tech 46-29 in the Sugar Bowl

2000 Oklahoma
- Went 13-0
- Outscored opponents by 22.1 ppg
- Defeated Texas 63-14, then the widest margin of victory in the rivalry
- Defeated Florida State 13-2 in the Orange Bowl

2001 Miami (FL)
- Went 12-0
- Outscored opponents by 32.9 ppg
- Had six All-Americans representing offense, defense and special teams
- Defeated Nebraska 37-14 in the Rose Bowl

2002 Ohio State
- Went 14-0
- Outscored opponents by 16.2 ppg
- Overcame recent disappointments vs. Michigan with NC hopes on the line
- Defeated Miami 31-24 in the Fiesta Bowl, ending the Hurricanes' 34-game winning streak

2003 LSU
- Went 13-1; lone loss to Florida
- Outscored opponents by 22.9 ppg
- Beat top-ten Georgia twice during the season
- Defeated Oklahoma 21-14 in the Sugar Bowl

2004 USC
- Went 13-0
- Outscored opponents by 25.2 ppg
- Became second team to go wire-to-wire at #1 in the polls
- Defeated Oklahoma 55-19 in the Orange Bowl

2005 Texas
- Went 13-0
- Outscored opponents by 33.8 ppg
- Set record margin of victory in a conference championship game (67 points)
- Defeated USC 41-38 in the Rose Bowl, ending the Trojans' 34-game winning streak

2006 Florida
- Went 13-1; lone loss to Auburn
- Outscored opponents by 16.2 ppg
- Went 3-0 against main rivals
- Defeated Ohio State 41-14 in the BCS Title Game, ending the Buckeyes' 19-game winning streak

[wildstangs]

Miami number one with Texas and USC tied for second.

[big daddy russ]

1. '99 FSU (Peter Warrick was one of the most electric college players I've ever seen, their defense was one of the best on the list, their offensive backfield, led by senior citizen Chris Weinke, is IMO the second-best on the list, and they boasted the best offensive line of any of these teams)
2. '01 Miami (When you think of great college QB's, Ken Dorsey's name doesn't come up a lot, but he's one of the most underrated QB's of all time... His name belongs on the same lists as Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Danny Wuerffel, Pat Sullivan, etc... And the team was loaded, top to bottom, with athletes... Over half of their starters wound up in the NFL)
3. '05 Texas (Almost as talented as '01 Miami, led by one of the five or ten best college QB's of all time)
4a. '98 Tennessee (Nobody knew what to expect from Fulmer's group the year after Peyton graduated, but senior Tee Martin took the reigns on a team that returned a ton of talent and finally etched one of the all-time great coach's name on a championship trophy)
4b. '04 USC (Every bit as good as the '98 UT squad, I always thought the Trojans' '04 team was the best during their three-year run... The only team with a championship-caliber defense, led by quite possibly the best offensive backfield to ever step foot on the college gridiron and the best group of receivers on the list)
6. '06 Florida (An '02 OSU-caliber defense and an offense that, while inconsistent, could up points whenever they turned it on)
7. '00 OU (This was Josh Heupel's team... Nowhere near as talented as their '02-'03 squad, but they played together as well as just about anyone... The leadership on this team was second-to-non, coached by a guy who will go down as one of the all-time greats and is probably the best coach of this era, QB'd by one of the most poised QB's of the last 30 years, and led on defense by a LB and S who were two of the best defenders to ever come through Norman... and that's saying a lot)
8. '02 OSU (Beat a great Miami squad for the NC, but their lack of offense pushes them down a little lower than the rest... Still, they had a young stud at RB, great backups, and a great defense)
9. '03 LSU (Even though they beat a team who was, IMO, better than any of the teams on this list for the title, I just don't think they would've stacked up well against most of these teams)


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4c. '04 Auburn Tigers (Every bit as good as the Trojans that year, with a better O-Line and quite possibly the best defense on the list, definitely up there with the OSU and FSU D's... Two RB's that went in the top five of the NFL Draft and a QB who went later in round one, tons of senior leadership, and the best OL in college ball that year)

[FormerBellvilleBrahma]

TU would get beat by all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gobbla2001]

Originally posted by FormerBellvilleBrahma
TU would get beat by all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yah, Tulane is no contest...

[hutex04]

#1 is texas, come on! can you see anyone beating VY

[JR2004]

Well without doing the elongated version...

1. 2005 Texas (Come on they had Vince...That negates EVERYTHING ELSE!)

2. 2001 Miami

3. 1999 FSU

4. 2004 USC

5. 2003 LSU

6. 2000 OU

7. 2006 Florida

8. 1998 Tennessee

9. 2002 OSU (This team should NOT have won that title.)

[Maroon87]

Originally posted by FormerBellvilleBrahma
TU would get beat by all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Since Tulsa never played in a BCS game, you're probably right.
:)

[Phil C]

Texas No. 1. No one would have beat Texas or Vince Young. In fact none of those teams would have beat USC in 2005 except for Texas.

Vince Young is the greatest.

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by hutex04
#1 is texas, come on! can you see anyone beating VY
Yeah. Florida State and Miami.