What if Auburn beats Alabama?
First thought is that we would get FSU vs. Ohio State in the title game. Alabama at 11-1 would probably get picked by the Orange Bowl as an at-large, because who wouldn't jump at the chance to pick Alabama for their bowl game? (Hmm...if we combine this with Chaos Theory #1, though...looks like Chaos Theory #3.)
The SEC title game would be 11-1 Auburn vs. 11-1 Missouri, or 10-2/9-3 South Carolina.
Now, what if FSU or Ohio State loses as well? That would open up a spot in the national championship game. Auburn and Missouri are currently #4 and #5. If Auburn beats Alabama, I'm sure they would move to #3, and Missouri would be either #4 or #5, depending on how the BCS feels about Alabama. That would almost certainly guarantee the SEC winner to be #3, waiting in the wings for FSU or Ohio State to lose. (Unless South Carolina wins the East, and somehow wins the conference, but I don't see them pulling both of those off.)
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