(10-30-2017 04:26 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(10-30-2017 02:55 PM)BadgerMJ Wrote:  I think that has a lot to do with the playoff system. Back then a team could have 2 losses, win the conference, and still be in the conversation for a national title, depending on how the bowl games turned out. Seems like you were rewarded for playing a strong OOC schedule and not punished as much for losing one of those games.

Rewarded for a strong non-conference schedule, yes. A chance to win the national title with 2 losses, no.

After the 2007 season, LSU won the BCS title, with a 12-2 record, and was voted #1 in the AP poll. That is the only time in the history of the AP poll that the #1 team in the final poll had more than one loss. Never happened before the BCS.

By the way, both of LSU's losses in the 2007 season were in triple overtime.