BCS contenders waiting their turns

COLLEGE FOOTBALL — How are Oklahoma State's championship hopes looking? The Oklahoman takes a look at how poll voters prioritize a team's resume and some previous scenarios in which one team jumped another in the final BCS rankings without the higher-ranked team losing.

 
By Berry Tramel | Published: November 21, 2011   

Oklahoma State's loss at Iowa State on Friday night cost the Cowboys control of their own destiny in reaching the national championship game. But it did not cost the Cowboys their dream of making it to New Orleans.

photo - BCS contenders wait their turns. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY PHILLIP BAEZA, THE OKLAHOMAN
BCS contenders wait their turns. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY PHILLIP BAEZA, THE OKLAHOMAN

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If top-ranked LSU beats No. 3 Arkansas on Friday, the Cowboys figure to be no worse than third when they host Bedlam on Dec. 3.

With a victory, OSU would need poll voters to jump the...
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