PROTEST PLAYOFF '06: Data and Analysis

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The 2006 FBS Playoff Field

Final Associated Press Poll (with final game result)

1. LSU (14-2) - beat Florida 34-14 in the Fiesta Bowl
2. Florida (15-2) - lost to LSU 14-34 in the Fiesta Bowl
3. Ohio State (14-1) - lost to LSU 13-20 in the Orange Bowl
4. Boise State (13-1) - lost to Ohio State 20-37 in the Rose Bowl
5. Wake Forest (13-3) - lost to Florida 16-21 in the Sugar Bowl
6. Louisville (12-2) - beat Clemson 24-20 in the Tangerine Bowl
7. Wisconsin (12-2) - lost to Florida 3-14 in the Cotton Bowl
8. Michigan (12-2) - lost to Wake Forest 13-27 in the Capital One Bowl
9. West Virginia (11-2) - beat Georgia Tech 38-35 in the Gator Bowl
10. Rutgers (11-2) - beat Kansas State 37-10 in the Texas Bowl
11. TCU (11-2) - beat Northern Illinois 37-7 in the Poinsettia Bowl
12. USC (11-3) - lost to LSU 22-44 in the Holiday Bowl
13. Auburn (11-3) - beat Nebraska 17-14 in the Independence Bowl
14. BYU (11-3) - beat Oregon 38-8 in the Las Vegas Bowl
15. Oklahoma (11-4) - lost to Cal 42-45 in overtime in the Insight Bowl
16. Texas (10-3) - beat Iowa 26-24 in the Alamo Bowl
17. Cal (10-3) - beat Oklahoma 45-42 in overtime in the Insight Bowl
18. Notre Dame (10-3) - lost to South Carolina 14-44 in the Liberty Bowl
19. Virginia Tech (10-3) - lost to Georgia 24-31 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl
20. Boston College (10-3) - beat Navy 25-24 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl
21. Oregon State (10-3) - beat Missouri 39-38 in the Sun Bowl
22. Arkansas (10-4) - lost to Cincinnati 14-27 in the International Bowl
23. Georgia (9-4) - beat Virginia Tech 31-24 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl
24. Penn State (9-4) - beat Tennessee 20-10 in the Outback Bowl
25. Tennessee (9-4) - lost to Penn State 10-20 in the Outback Bowl

The Champions

Real BCS

1998	1999	2000	2001
Tennessee Volunteers	Florida State Seminoles	Oklahoma Sooners	Miami Hurricanes
2002	2003	2004	2005
Ohio State Buckeyes	LSU Tigers	USC Trojans	Texas Longhorns
2006
Florida Gators

Sim-FBS

1998	1999	2000	2001
Kansas State Wildcats	Kansas State Wildcats	Florida State Seminoles	Florida Gators
2002	2003	2004	2005
Oklahoma Sooners	Boise State Broncos	USC Trojans	USC Trojans
2006
LSU Tigers

Playoff Participation

Playoff Records

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BracketCat's Protest Playoff Archives

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