USF seeks win against 4th BCS league

Strangely enough, I'm stuck in Obscure Research Mode, having pawed through 119 schools' attendance numbers last night, and now this: USF is one of only five schools in the country with a chance to finish the season with wins against teams from four of the six BCS conferences.

Just to be eligible, a school had to schedule nonconference games against teams from two different BCS leagues, which eliminates most of Division I-A football on sheer cowardice. Then you have to win a game in your own conference, and land a spot in a bowl against a team from another BCS league you haven't played. I thought about including teams with a win against Notre Dame as qualifying for the list, but is that really an accomplishment this season?

Anyway, USF's wins against Auburn (SEC) and North Carolina (ACC) put them in elite company: here are the five teams that enter bowl season with wins against teams from three different BCS conferences:

Team            League     Win #1                Win #2           Bowl

USF               Big East    N. Carolina (ACC) Auburn (SEC)  Pac-10

W. Virginia    Big East   Maryland (ACC)    Miss. St. (SEC)  BCS TBA

Florida State  ACC         Colorado (Big 12)  Alabama (SEC)  TBA

Missouri        Big 12       Illinois (Big Ten)  Mississippi (SEC) TBA

Georgia        SEC           Okla. St. (Big 12) Ga. Tech (ACC)   TBA

FSU is likely headed to the Music City Bowl, which would mean an SEC opponent, keeping them from checking off a fourth conference. West Virginia and Missouri could wind up playing each other, so that would leave USF, the national champion and maybe one other team in the obscure-yet-impressive four-win club.

Comments

[JoeB]

Can this guy party or what? Great stat Greg.

[SRQ Steve]

Greg,

Can you post the blog or the guesses as to what people thought USF's record was going to be at the beginning of the season. Then we can make fun of or give credit to the people who deserve it. I can't remember what I said, but I think it was 9-3 with some really good wins and some really bad losses.

[SRQ Steve]

It looks like Cincinnati is going to the PapaJohn's and UConn is going to the Meineke.

Poor Cincinnati. They deserve to go to the Meineke over UConn.

[E.T. Thomas]

Greg,

With your efforts on research ... curious about teams that have been bowling the last 3 years.

Go BULLS !!!

[Ari Hinkelberger]

Greg, You need to get back to your wife..

Some TLC for Ms. Auman

[DELdaBULL]

I see a lot of mighty SEC teams on that list :)