Epic Failures: Top 10 Busts of the BCS Era

4. 2004 Kansas State        Preseason Rank: 12;  Final Record: 4-7

The end of the Bill Snyder era was rocky as the Wildcats plummeted after a Fiesta Bowl performance the year before.  The defense allowed more than 30 points a game.  They did not defeat a team with a winning record, and they have since fallen off the face of the Earth.

Gigantic Failure

3. 2005 Tennessee       Preseason Rank: 3;   Final Record: 5-6

After a very successful 10-3 campaign in ‘04, the 2005 Vols got caught looking ahead…just about every game.  They lost to Vanderbilt.  They won one division game.  They lost to Vanderbilt.  They lost to Notre Dame.  Did I mention they lost to Vanderbilt?

Titatic Failure

2. 1998 LSU                   Preseason Rank: 9;  Final Record: 4-7

Coming off back-to-back division titles, LSU choked the whole 1998 season away. They lost seven of their last eight.  They did beat Auburn, who that year was, oh...3-8.

Monumental Failure 

1. 2000 Alabama          Preseason Rank: 3;  Final Record: 3-8

Coming off a 10-3 season in 1999, Mike Debose’s final year was a disaster.  Alabama lost all three non-conference games.  They lost to their three biggest rivals (Auburn, Tennessee, and LSU) and they lost to a PAC-10 team (UCLA).

Brobdingnagian Failure

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