2007 BCS/AP Transitive National Champions

[bench]

This is always a fun game to play, especially this year since it's quite possible the AP champ will be different than the BCS champ. So not only is it between LSU or Ohio State tonight in the BCS championship, but tomorrow Georgia or USC could be hoisting an imaginary trophy of their own.

Appalachian is in the unique position of being a transitive champ regardless of which or how many champs we end up with:

ASU beat Michigan, who beat Illinois, who beat Ohio State. Three easy pieces.

ASU beat Michigan, who beat Florida, who beat Kentucky, who beat LSU. Once you get into the SEC, you could go around the world before you get to LSU, but this was the quickest way.

ASU beat Delaware, who beat Navy, who beat Notre Dame, who beat Stanford, who beat USC. Stanford's upset makes this path available to virtually every single team in America.

I'm taking the long way around here, because I don't want to use Michigan three times: ASU beat Delaware, who beat Navy, who beat Pittsburgh, who beat West Virginia, who beat Mississippi State, who beat Alabama, who beat Tennessee, who beat...Georgia.

The worst team I can make it with is Duke. They beat Northwestern, who beat Indiana, who beat Iowa, who beat Michigan State, who beat Pittsburgh, who beat West Virginia:

1) who beat Oklahoma, who beat Missouri, who beat Illinois, who beat...THE Ohio State University.

2) who beat Mississippi State, who beat Kentucky, who beat...LSU.

Someone should try it with Minnesota, Florida International, Idaho, and SMU. I would, but I'm beat.

[mountain_man]

This is always a fun game to play, especially this year since it's quite possible the AP champ will be different than the BCS champ. So not only is it between LSU or Ohio State tonight in the BCS championship, but tomorrow Georgia or USC could be hoisting an imaginary trophy of their own.

Appalachian is in the unique position of being a transitive champ regardless of which or how many champs we end up with:

ASU beat Michigan, who beat Illinois, who beat Ohio State. Three easy pieces.

ASU beat Michigan, who beat Florida, who beat Kentucky, who beat LSU. Once you get into the SEC, you could go around the world before you get to LSU, but this was the quickest way.

ASU beat Delaware, who beat Navy, who beat Notre Dame, who beat Stanford, who beat USC. Stanford's upset makes this path available to virtually every single team in America.

I'm taking the long way around here, because I don't want to use Michigan three times: ASU beat Delaware, who beat Navy, who beat Pittsburgh, who beat West Virginia, who beat Mississippi State, who beat Alabama, who beat Tennessee, who beat...Georgia.

The worst team I can make it with is Duke. They beat Northwestern, who beat Indiana, who beat Iowa, who beat Michigan State, who beat Pittsburgh, who beat West Virginia:

1) who beat Oklahoma, who beat Missouri, who beat Illinois, who beat...THE Ohio State University.

2) who beat Mississippi State, who beat Kentucky, who beat...LSU.

Someone should try it with Minnesota, Florida International, Idaho, and SMU. I would, but I'm beat.

or you coud go here.

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[bench]

or you coud go here.

http://www.cfbanalyzer.com/

Thanks for making me look like an idiot after I did all that work the hard way

That's, uh, actually pretty neat

[Peems]

I remember there was a thread here awhile back that mentioned PTI asking who had the better season Tebow or Armanti? I think we all know the answer now...

[OB55]

Awaiting the kick off to the ED (exhibition division) championship of this one game game.

If there was ever a total clusterfvk of a BCS abortion, this is the big one.

Hope it is a decently played game, or look forward to a whole lot more negativity, belittlement, disparaging, insulting, and ranting out of OB tomorrow. xnodxxnodx

[seantaylor]

Why is everyone only mentioning USC and UGAy? Kansas and Missouri, IMO, both have better resumes than either.

[TheValleyRaider]

Why is everyone only mentioning USC and UGAy? Kansas and Missouri, IMO, both have better resumes than either.

Well, Kansas' only loss this year was Mizzou, but on the other hand the Tigers' only losses were to Oklahoma, who was in turn humbled by West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl. Now, WV could concievably be considered for the title as well, except of course for that loss to Pittsburgh. On the other hand, UGA did alright for themselves, with the exception of getting spanked by Tennessee, who already lost to LSU on neutral turf. USC, well, they were great, minus losing to Stanford (I mean really, Stanford?)

xdizzyx

Or we could just give it to Colgate, who after all beat Towson who beat
Richmond who beat
Delaware who beat
Navy who beat
Pittsburgh who beat
West Virginia who beat
Mississippi St who beat
Kentucky who beat
LSU

Richmond also beat
Wofford who beat
Appalachian St who beat
Michigan who beat
Illinois who beat
Ohio State

I love these things :D

[JohnStOnge]

I'll be watching to see if LSU's offensive line can keep Ohio State out of the backfield. Ohio State is 3rd in sacks (42) and 5th in tackles for loss (391). LSU's offensive line has been bad at keeping down penetration all year. Even Tulane gave it problems.

The Tigers are 73rd in sacks allowed (29) and 55th in tackles for loss allowed (311).

[brownbear]

Or we could just give it to Brown, who after all beat Princeton who beat
Cornell who beat
Colgate who beat
Towson who beat
Richmond who beat
Delaware who beat
Navy who beat
Pittsburgh who beat
West Virginia who beat
Mississippi St who beat
Kentucky who beat
LSU

I love these things :D

However, this is shorter:

Brown beat Princeton who beat
Cornell who beat
Colgate who beat
Towson who beat
Richmond who beat
Wofford who beat
Appalachian State who beat
Michigan who beat
Florida who beat
Kentucky who beat
LSU

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Columbia (1-9) beat
Marist who beat
Georgetown DC who beat
Bucknell who beat
Fordham who beat
Colgate who beat
Towson who beat
Richmond who beat
Wofford who beat
Appalachian St who beat
Michigan who beat
Florida who beat
Kentucky who beat
LSU

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Western Carolina (1-10) beat
Presbyterian who beat
Coastal Carolina who beat
Gardner-Webb who beat
Austin Peay who beat
SE Missouri St who beat
Jacksonville St who beat
Chattanooga who beat
Georgia Southern who beat
Appalachian St who beat
Michigan who beat
Florida who beat
Kentucky who beat
LSU

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And I guess I shouldn't complain about GSU playing West Georgia xlolx

West Georgia beat
Clark Atlanta who beat
Benedict who beat
Lane who beat
Langston who beat
Southern Nazarene who beat
Missouri-Rolla who beat
UW-Stout who beat
UW-River Falls who beat
UW-Eau Claire who beat
SW Minnesota St who beat
Concordia-St Paul who beat
Augustana SD who beat
Western Washington who beat
UC-Davis who beat
Portland St who beat
Eastern Washington who beat
McNeese St who beat
Louisiana-Lafayette who beat
North Texas who beat
Louisiana-Monroe who beat
Alabama who beat
Arkansas who beat
LSU

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And finally, Grinnell who went (1-9) in D-III:

Grinnell beat
Lawrence who beat
Knox who beat
Eureka who beat
Concordia IL who beat
Benedictine IL who beat
Greenville who beat
Concordia WI who beat
Wisconsin Lutheran who beat
Kalamazoo who beat
Bluffton who beat
Defiance who beat
Anderson who beat
Taylor who beat
William Penn who beat
Trinity Int'l who beat
Valparaiso who beat
Jacksonville FL who beat
Morehead St who beat
Dayton who beat
Fordham who beat
Colgate who beat
Towson who beat
Richmond who beat
Wofford who beat
Appalachian St who beat
Michigan who beat
Florida who beat
Kentucky who beat
LSU

[OhioHen]

Or the undefeated NAIA champion Carroll (MT) Saints can be linked to defeating the FBS, FCS, and Division III champions. xcoffeex

FBS
Carroll MT beat
Black Hills St who beat
Jamestown who beat
SW Minnesota St who beat
Concordia-St Paul who beat
Augustana SD who beat
Western Washington who beat
UC-Davis who beat
Portland St who beat
Eastern Washington who beat
McNeese St who beat
Louisiana-Lafayette who beat
North Texas who beat
Louisiana-Monroe who beat
Alabama who beat
Arkansas who beat
LSU

FCS
Carroll MT beat
Black Hills St who beat
Jamestown who beat
SW Minnesota St who beat
Concordia-St Paul who beat
Augustana SD who beat
Western Washington who beat
UC-Davis who beat
Northeastern who beat
Hofstra who beat
Furman who beat
Georgia Southern who beat
Appalachian St

Division III
Carroll MT beat
Black Hills St who beat
Jamestown who beat
SW Minnesota St who beat
Concordia-St Paul who beat
Augustana SD who beat
St Cloud St who beat
UW-Whitewater


Can't be done for Division II because the champion's only loss falls into a reciprocal loop where all the losses for all the teams came to each other. xeekx

Valdosta State (13-1) beat
North Alabama (10-2) (twice) who beat
Delta State (10-2) (twice) who beat
Valdosta State

So -- we need a matchup of the Carroll Saints and the Valdosta State Blazers to determine the true champion of college football! :) xrotatehx xlolx xnodx :D xrolleyesx ;) xsmiley_wix xthumbsupx xpeacex

[OB55]

Last year it was D-II Chadron State beating Florida, the transition explained on ESPN.

[spelunker64]

FBS
North Dakota St beat
Central Michigan who beat
Toledo who beat
Iowa St who beat
Colorado who beat
Oklahoma who beat
Missouri who beat
Arkansas who beat
LSU

FCS
North Dakota St beat
Central Michigan who beat
Ball St who beat
Western Kentucky who beat
Chattanooga who beat
Georgia Southern who beat
Appalachian St