Projected BCS Rankings 2013: Final Top 25 BCS Standings Predictions

Did the BCS work? Well, in its final season, it did. Like magic. For Auburn.

The Tigers' storybook season gained steam with the "Miracle on the Plains," when they miraculously defeated Georgia on a 4th-and-forever Hail Mary. It continued with the now-epic Iron Bowl missed-kick return.

Then, after outlasting Missouri in a 59-42 shootout in the SEC Championship Game, the Tigers got the final piece of good news before their bus even pulled out of Atlanta—Ohio State lost to Michigan State in the Big Ten title game.

So Auburn will be headed to Pasadena for the last-ever BCS Championship Game against No. 1 Florida State, which cruised past Duke 45-7 to win the ACC title. It will be the Seminoles' fourth BCS title game appearance but their first since playing in the first three BCS title games from 1998-2000.

With Auburn back in its second BCS title game in four years, the SEC will now have a chance to close out the BCS era with its eighth consecutive national championship. Incredibly, the state of Alabama will be represented in the BCS title game for the fifth straight season.

Rank	Team	Record	Conference	Pvs
1	Florida State	13-0	ACC	1
2	Auburn	12-1	SEC	3
3	Alabama	11-1	SEC	4
4	Michigan State	12-1	Big Ten	10
5	Stanford	11-2	Pac-12	7
6	Baylor	11-1	Big 12	9
7	Ohio State	12-1	Big Ten	2
8	South Carolina	10-2	SEC	8
9	Missouri	11-2	SEC	5
10	Clemson	10-2	ACC	13
11	Oregon	10-2	Pac-12	12
12	Oklahoma	10-2	Big 12	17
13	Oklahoma State	10-2	Big 12	6
14	Arizona State	10-3	Pac-12	11
15	LSU	9-3	SEC	15
16	Central Florida	11-1	American	16
17	UCLA	9-3	Pac-12	18
18	Wisconsin	9-3	Big Ten	21
19	Louisville	11-1	American	19
20	Northern Illinois	12-1	MAC	14
21	Fresno State	11-1	MWC	23
22	Georgia	8-4	SEC	22
23	Texas A&M	8-4	SEC	24
24	USC	9-4	Pac-12	NR
25	Duke	10-3	ACC	20

Ohio State's loss sets off a chain of reshuffling in the BCS bowls.

While most of the other BCS impact games went as projected, Oklahoma pulled off a surprise in Bedlam, beating Oklahoma State on a touchdown with 19 seconds left. With that, not only did OU deny OSU a Big 12 title and a Fiesta Bowl berth, but it likely earned the Sooners a trip to New Orleans.

With the Orange Bowl selecting first to replace Florida State, it'll grab one-loss Ohio State for its second-ever trip to Miami (the other being the 1977 game) and pair it up with the ACC's Clemson.

The Sugar Bowl will take Alabama, which automatically qualifies by being in the top four, and create a matchup of traditional powers by picking Oklahoma. The Fiesta Bowl is then left with Baylor vs. Central Florida.

The Sugar Bowl will likely select Oklahoma over Oregon—the only other viable alternative—because of a new relationship that is slated to begin with the dawn of the College Football Playoff.

Except in years where it will host the national semifinals, the Sugar Bowl will now annually pair up the top teams from the SEC and Big 12.

Bowl	Matchup
BCS Championship	No. 1 Florida State (ACC) vs. No. 2 Auburn (SEC)
Rose Bowl	No. 4 Michigan State (Big Ten) vs. No. 5 Stanford (Pac-12)
Sugar Bowl	No. 3 Alabama (at-large) vs. No. 12 Oklahoma (at-large)
Orange Bowl	No. 7 Ohio State (at-large) vs. No. 10 Clemson (at-large)
Fiesta Bowl	No. 6 Baylor (Big 12) vs. No. 16 UCF (American)

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