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Alabama Wins CCR National Title; Oregon Finishes 2nd

CFP Staff
January 8, 2013

Alabama romped 42-14 over Notre Dame in the 2012 season BCS Championship game and takes the top spot in the final Congrove Computer Rankings (CCR Top 124). The Irish fell from 1st to 4th with the loss, behind Oregon and Ohio State.

Alabama began the season ranked 19th while Notre Dame was 25th.

Oregon completed a 12-1 campaign with a 35-17 win over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. The Wildcats dropped from 4th to 7th with their loss.

Ohio State, the only undefeated team in the 2012 season, rose to 3rd in the final rankings. The Buckeyes were ineligible for the bowl season due to NCAA probation stemming from Tattoo-Gate.

Texas A&M jumped from 10th to 5th with a 41-13 destruction of Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl.

Florida State climbed from 8th to 6th, Georgia rose from 9th to 8th, Clemson sprung upward from 12th to 9th, and Stanford jumped from 13th to 10th.

The final top 25 include several on-traditional powers, led by Orange Bowl losers Northern Illinois at No. 15 and including Utah State (17), Tulsa (19) San Jose State (21) and Arkansas State (23).

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TOP 125
CCR Top 125The Congrove Computer Rankings (CCR) forecasted the exact national title match-up in 1993, 1998 and 2005. It has picked at least one of the national title game contestants 12 times in its 20-year history (1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011). The team it picked to win the title played in the title game seven times (1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005), and won the title three times (1993, 1998, 1999).

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 ALSO SEE:
BCS Blows Another Chance
Whining About Whining About the BCS
Computer Rankings and National Titles
Lack Of Leadership Opens BCS To Controversy

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