College Football Rankings: The BCS Top 25's Most Dominant Offenses

Defense may win championships, but a college football team can earn a spot in a prominent bowl game solely because of its dominant offense.

A national championship is the ultimate goal in college football. However, many programs consider a chance to play in one of the other four BCS bowl games a small victory when the regular season comes to an end.

Many college football teams have the offensive firepower to win the necessary number of games throughout the regular season to be considered for a BCS bowl game or another one of the many prominent bowl games the NCAA has to offer.

There are only a handful of football teams across the country that have to put their defenses out on the field just to make a few stops throughout a game, allowing their offenses an opportunity to top the production of their opponents in order to walk away with a win.

Houston Cougars

The Houston Cougars, led by senior quarterback Case Keenum, average the most points per game in the country, and that has resulted in an undefeated record thus far.

Sure, Houston doesn't play the most competitive opponents (being that it's a part of Conference USA), but that hasn't prevented the BCS voters from ranking it sixth in the entire country.

If the Cougars had to match up against one of the other Top 10 football programs in the country, they'd most likely allow more than the 20 points per game their defense has given up so far this year—but that's all hypothetical.

Because of the lethal offense Houston has, it's going to have an opportunity to play one of the country's best teams in a BCS bowl game prior to the conclusion of the 2011-12 NCAA football season.

Boise State Broncos

The Boise State Broncos are in a similar situation as Houston because of the weak level of competition they've played on a weekly basis throughout the 2011-12 NCAA football season.

The backbone of Boise State's team is the offensive firepower that senior quarterback Kellen Moore and the rest of the Broncos offense have provided this year, averaging 43 points per game, resulting in just one loss.

Boise State is a program that needs to rack up as many style points throughout the season as it can in order to gain as much respect from the voters as possible—and the majority, if not all, of those style points are earned by the offense.

The Broncos' one loss will hinder their chances of appearing in one of this year's BCS bowl games, but they'll still find themselves in one of the more prominent bowl games, at the very least, because of their offensive production this season.

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Aside from the Oklahoma State Cowboys' one loss to Iowa State in mid-November, the Cowboys have blown out nearly every other opponent they faced this season.

Cowboys QB Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon have both been involved in Heisman Trophy discussions at some point during the year because of how effective they and the rest of the Oklahoma State offense have been every time they've stepped foot on the gridiron.

Oklahoma State can be considered an offensive system, similar to when Michael Crabtree and Graham Harrell played at Texas Tech, which has led to its success on the field.

But there's no denying whether or not that system is working.

Michigan Wolverines

Despite Michigan Wolverines head coach Brady Hoke being known for his defensive mindedness, Michigan's success is determined by its offense. 

Hoke is going to need another couple of years before he can gather the necessary defensive recruits to turn Michigan into the program it was under Lloyd Carr during the Wolverines' glory days.

Sophomore QB Denard Robinson and the Michigan offense have determined the fate of this Michigan football team all year long, and they've done a nice job with the exception of a couple road losses in the middle of the season.

As long as Denard is at Michigan, he's going to be a part of Heisman Trophy discussions throughout each season because of the threat he provides the Wolverines on the ground.

Wisconsin Badgers

The Wisconsin Badgers are one of the most prominent football teams in the Big Ten because of the success they have on both sides of the ball, as well as their winning tradition.

This year, Wisconsin was known more for its offense than its defense even before the season began because of QB Russell Wilson transferring to Madison from North Carolina State University.

As the season progressed, Wilson took a backseat to running back Montee Ball, who quietly produced a Heisman Trophy-like season.

The Badgers averaged just over 44 points per game and were two Hail Mary passes away—in back-to-back weeks in October—from an undefeated record. 

Wisco still has a chance to fly down to Pasadena, Calif. and play in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2, 2012.