2012 BCS Championship Proves SEC Rules All

The 2012 BCS National Championship serves notice to all other BCS conferences that the SEC is the undisputed top dog.

As if five consecutive National Titles hadn't done so already.

Wait, better make that six.

The 2012 edition of college football's biggest showcase will pit a rematch between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. These two powerhouses are not only SEC foes, but SEC West rivals that know each others tendencies far too well.

This year's BCS Championship Game will feature the first rematch in the game's history, as well as the first matchup of two teams from the same conference.

How did this happen?

Well, let's just say only the Southeastern Conference itself could have pulled this out of Les Miles' hat.

For a conference rematch to happen in the title game, one team must have lost out on winning its own conference. See Alabama. 

Since both were from the SEC West, Alabama did not even participate in its conference title game.

In years past, a team like Alabama could never have leapfrogged these unwritten rules regarding championship game consideration. Remember Georgia of 2007? The Bulldogs were not considered for lack of an SEC title on their resume.

Now, voters and computers alike have come to the realization that the two best teams in the nation reside in the Southeastern Conference.

Perhaps it is the 67-46 record against other BCS conferences from 2006-10 according to TheNationalChampionshipIssue.blogspot.com.

Or, it could be numerous marquee out of conference wins by the SEC in 2011 that included victories over Oregon, West Virginia, Penn State, Texas A&M and Clemson.

Southeastern Conference teams enjoyed four victories over BCS conference champions this season by an average margin of over 20 points.  

The oft-discussed numbers favor the SEC and it's not close.

In recruiting, the SEC dominates the field as well, with five teams currently ranked in the top 10 of the 2012 rankings published by Rivals.com. 

Now, the third cog in the equation is convinced of the SEC's superiority. The voters and computers now comprehend aforementioned statistics and have appropriately determined that the two best teams reside in the SEC.

Heck, maybe even the top four teams are in the SEC.

Regardless, the burden of proof lies on the desks of other conferences. It is up to the Pac-12, Big 12, Big Ten and ACC to stem the tide by defeating SEC juggernauts in marquee games.

Until evidence of that occurs, the benefit of the doubt remains in favor of the Southeastern Conference.

As does the crystal football.