Stay tuned for quite a bit more programming this week. Yes, it got a little quiet around here near the end of last week, but it was only the calm before the information storm. I caught up on quite a bit this weekend, so you can expect Protest Playoff as normal every day at noon this week. Also, I cranked out three other posts on various subjects, beginning with the abortive Dominique Sutton post you accidentally might have seen if you check the blog at least once per hour. Look for those to post at midnight starting Tuesday, so you'll have something interesting to read in the mornings.
And I can't end this without promoting the extremely excellent position-by-position breakdowns Panjandrum will start this week. He put a lot of work into this, guys, and I think you'll be very pleased with the results.
Yep, it's gonna be a huge week here at Bring on the Cats, and I don't care what rumors you might have heard about players getting injured or quitting - we're not giving up on this team and we're going to keep rolling out content, full speed ahead, until glorious, glorious kickoff.
Selection Sunday for 2007 is after the jump.
Straight seeding yields:
Some shuffling was needed at the top, as LSU already defeated Virginia Tech in a major early-season match-up, dictating them to be on opposite sides of the bracket. So Oklahoma jumped the Hokies.
Of course, now Oklahoma is staring at a potential Elite Eight three-match against No. 6 Missouri, so that's gotta change. Flipping Missouri for No. 5 Georgia works out well, though, because Georgia did not play LSU in the 2007 regular season. That puts Florida on the top side of the bracket, away from the Bulldogs and the Tigers, both teams the Gators played.
One more round of shuffling was needed to complete the top eight seeds. Just like Florida needed to be opposite of Georgia and LSU, both teams it played who also did not play each other, so too does Missouri need to be opposite of Kansas and Oklahoma, both teams it played who also did not play each other. So Kansas jumps USC for the No. 7 seed, and the football gods cry salty tears of despondent doom. (Can you believe the Jayhawks actually had a better record than the Trojans that year?)
No. 1 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1; BCS #1): Big Ten Champion (automatic bid)
6th playoff appearance
3rd consecutive playoff appearance
- 1998: 4th round elimination
- 2002: 2nd round elimination
- 2003: 1st round elimination
- 2005: 3rd round elimination
- 2006: 3rd round elimination
Notable Wins: BCS #18 Wisconsin
Losses: BCS #13 Illinois
Head Coach: Jim Tressel (5-4 playoff record)
Offensive Style: Balanced
Quarterback: Todd Boeckman
Running Backs: Chris Wells and Brandon Saine
Wide Receivers: Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline
Tight End: Rory Nicol
No. 2 seed LSU Tigers (11-2; BCS #2): SEC Champion (automatic bid)
5th playoff appearance
2nd consecutive playoff appearance
- 2001: 1st round elimination
- 2003: 4th round elimination
- 2004: 1st round elimination
- 2006: National Champion
Notable Wins: BCS #3 Virginia Tech, BCS #12 Florida, BCS #23 Auburn, BCS #16 Tennessee
Losses: Kentucky, Arkansas
Head Coach: Les Miles (4-0 playoff record)
Offensive Style: Favor Run
Quarterback: Matt Flynn
Running Backs: Jacob Hester and Keiland Williams
Wide Receivers: Early Doucet and Brandon LaFell
Tight End: Richard Dickson
No. 3 seed Oklahoma Sooners (11-2; BCS #4): Big 12 Champion (automatic bid)
6th playoff appearance
2nd consecutive playoff appearance
- 2000: 4th round elimination
- 2002: National Champion
- 2003: 3rd round elimination
- 2004: 4th round elimination
- 2006: 1st round elimination
Notable Wins: BCS #19 Texas, BCS #6 Missouri (x2)
Losses: Colorado, Texas Tech
Head Coach: Bob Stoops (12-4 playoff record)
Offensive Style: Balanced
Quarterback: Sam Bradford
Running Backs: Allen Patrick and DeMarco Murray
Wide Receivers: Manuel Johnson and Juaquin Iglesias
Tight End: Jermaine Gresham
No. 4 seed Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2; BCS #3): ACC Champion (automatic bid)
4th playoff appearance
- 1999: 4th round elimination
- 2000: 3rd round elimination
- 2004: 2nd round elimination
Notable Wins: BCS #15 Clemson, BCS #20 Virginia, BCS #14 Boston College
Losses: BCS #2 LSU, BCS #14 Boston College
Head Coach: Frank Beamer (6-3 playoff record)
Offensive Style: Balanced
Quarterback: Tyrod Taylor
Running Backs: Branden Ore and Jahre Cheeseman
Wide Receivers: Eddie Royal and Josh Hyman
Tight End: Sam Wheeler
No. 5 seed Missouri Tigers (11-2; BCS #6): Big 12 North Co-Champion (at-large bid)
1st playoff appearance
Notable Wins: BCS #13 Illinois, BCS #8 Kansas
Losses: BCS #4 Oklahoma (x2)
Head Coach: Gary Pinkel
Offensive Style: West Coast
Quarterback: Chase Daniel
Running Backs: Tony Temple and Jimmy Jackson
Wide Receivers: Jeremy Maclin and Danario Alexander
Tight End: Martin Rucker
No. 6 seed Georgia Bulldogs (10-2; BCS #5): SEC East Co-Champion (at-large bid)
5th playoff appearance
- 2002: 2nd round elimination
- 2003: 1st round elimination
- 2004: 1st round elimination
- 2005: 2nd round elimination
Notable Wins: BCS #12 Florida, BCS #23 Auburn
Losses: South Carolina, BCS #16 Tennessee
Head Coach: Mark Richt (2-4 playoff record)
Offensive Style: Favor Run
Quarterback: Matthew Stafford
Running Backs: Knowshon Moreno and Thomas Brown
Wide Receivers: Mohamed Massaquoi and Demiko Goodman
Tight End: Tripp Chandler
No. 7 seed Kansas Jayhawks (11-1; BCS #8): Big 12 North Co-Champion (at-large bid)
1st playoff appearance
Notable Wins: none
Losses: BCS #6 Missouri
Head Coach: Mark Mangino
Offensive Style: Balanced
Quarterback: Todd Reesing
Running Backs: Brandon McAnderson and Jake Sharp
Wide Receivers: Marcus Henry and Dexton Fields
Tight End: Derek Fine
No. 8 seed USC Trojans (10-2; BCS #7): Pac-10 Co-Champion (automatic bid)
6th consecutive playoff appearance
- 2002: 3rd round elimination
- 2003: 2nd round elimination
- 2004: National Champion
- 2005: National Champion
- 2006: 2nd round elimination
Notable Wins: BCS #11 Arizona State
Losses: Stanford, Oregon
Head Coach: Pete Carroll (12-3 playoff record)
Offensive Style: Balanced
Quarterback: John David Booty
Running Backs: Chauncey Washington and Stafon Johnson
Wide Receivers: Patrick Turner and Vidal Hazelton
Tight End: Fred Davis
No. 9 seed West Virginia Mountaineers (10-2; BCS #9): Big East Co-Champion (automatic bid)
2nd playoff appearance
- 2005: 1st round elimination
Notable Wins: BCS #22 Cincinnati, BCS #25 Connecticut
Losses: BCS #21 USF
Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez (0-1 playoff record)/Bill Stewart**
Offensive Style: Balanced
Quarterback: Patrick White
Running Backs: Steve Slaton and Noel Devine
Wide Receivers: Darius Reynaud and Dorrell Jalloh
Tight End: Sam Morrone
No. 10 seed Hawai'i Warriors (12-0; BCS #10): WAC Champion (automatic bid)
1st playoff appearance
Notable Wins: BCS #24 Boise State
Losses: none
Head Coach: June Jones
Offensive Style: Heavy Pass
Quarterback: Colt Brennan
Running Backs: Kealoha Pilares and Leon Wright-Jackson
Wide Receivers: Daniel Libre and Ryan Grice-Mullins
Tight End: Greg Salas
No. 11 seed Arizona State Sun Devils (10-2; BCS #11): Pac-10 Co-Champion (at-large bid)
1st playoff appearance
Notable Wins: none
Losses: Oregon, BCS #7 USC
Head Coach: Dennis Erickson
Offensive Style: Favor Run
Quarterback: Rudy Carpenter
Running Backs: Ryan Torain and Keegan Herring
Wide Receivers: Chris McGaha and Kyle Williams
Tight End: Brent Miller
No. 12 seed Florida Gators (9-3; BCS #2): at-large bid
6th playoff appearance
2nd consecutive playoff appearance
- 1998: 2nd round elimination
- 1999: 1st round elimination
- 2000: 1st round elimination
- 2001: National Champion
- 2006: 4th round elimination
Notable Wins: BCS #16 Tennessee
Losses: BCS #23 Auburn, BCS #2 LSU, BCS #5 Georgia
Head Coach: Urban Meyer (4-3 playoff record)
Offensive Style: Favor Run
Quarterback: Tim Tebow
Running Backs: Kestahn Moore and Brandon James
Wide Receivers: Percy Harvin and Andre Caldwell
Tight End: Cornelius Ingram
No. 13 seed BYU Cougars (10-2; BCS #20): Mountain West Champion (automatic bid)
3rd playoff appearance
2nd consecutive playoff appearance
- 2001: 1st round elimination
- 2006: 1st round elimination
Notable Wins: none
Losses: UCLA, Tulsa
Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall (0-1 playoff record)
Offensive Style: Balanced
Quarterback: Max Hall
Running Backs: Harvey Unga and Manase Tonga
Wide Receivers: Austin Collie and Michael Reed
Tight End: Dennis Pitta
No. 14 seed UCF Knights (10-3; Sagarin #46*): C-USA Champion (automatic bid)
1st playoff appearance
Notable Wins: none
Losses: BCS #19 Texas, ECU, BCS #21 USF
Head Coach: George O'Leary
Offensive Style: Heavy Run
Quarterback: Kyle Israel
Running Backs: Kevin Smith and Phillip Smith
Wide Receivers: Kamar Aiken and Brian Watters
Tight End: Mike Merritt
No. 15 seed Florida Atlantic Owls (7-5; Sagarin #78*): Sun Belt Co-Champion (automatic bid)
1st playoff appearance
Notable Wins: none
Losses: Oklahoma State, Kentucky, BCS #21 USF, UL Monroe, BCS #12 Florida
Head Coach: Howard Schnellenberger
Offensive Style: West Coast
Quarterback: Rusty Smith
Running Backs: Charles Pierre and Willie Rose
Wide Receivers: Cortez Gent and Jason Harmon
Tight End: Jamari Grant
No. 16 seed Central Michigan Chippewas (8-5; Sagarin #82*): MAC Champion (automatic bid)
2nd consecutive playoff appearance
- 2006: 1st round elimination
Notable Wins: none
Losses: BCS #8 Kansas, Purdue, North Dakota State, BCS #15 Clemson, Eastern Michigan
Head Coach: Butch Jones
Offensive Style: West Coast
Quarterback: Dan LeFevour
Running Backs: Justin Hoskins and Ontario Sneed
Wide Receivers: Antonio Brown and Bryan Anderson
Tight End: JJ Watt
*BCS rankings only went from #1-25 from 2003-present, so I used Sagarin rankings to help seed all teams not listed in the BCS Top 25.
**Rich Rodriguez departed before the Fiesta Bowl, in which the team was coached by Bill Stewart. It is reasonable to hypothesize, however, that Rodriguez would have remained at West Virginia until the team was eliminated from the playoff.
Wikipedia's 2007 season summary
#16 Central Michigan @ #1 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
#13 BYU @ #4 Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, Va.
#12 Florida @ #5 Missouri
Faurot Field
Columbia, Mo.
#9 West Virginia @ #8 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles, Calif.
1998: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Fiesta | Data | Encore
1999: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Sugar | Data | Encore
2000: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Orange | Data | Encore
2001: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Rose | Data
2002: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Fiesta | Data
2003: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Sugar | Data
2004: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Orange | Data
2005: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Rose | Data
2006: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Fiesta | Data
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