BCS Buzz: No Love for Florida, LSU?

   Jumping off the page with the first BCS rankings released Sunday is Florida, fifth in the new Associated Press poll, at No. 10. LSU also was treated less kindly by the BCS (13th) than by AP (11th).

   Outraged, Gators and Tigers fans?

   Strength of schedule partly explains it. A panel of college football watchers with CBS Sportsline regards Florida's schedule as the nation's 39th toughest and LSU's the 75th most difficult. Georgia, which is higher in the BCS (seventh) than AP (ninth), has the fifth most challenging schedule, in Sportsline's eyes.

   Also, the Bulldogs can claim six wins, one more than the Gators and Tigers. (All have one loss.)

   So, how does that explain Alabama at No. 2 with the 53rd-ranked schedule by Sportsline?

   Well, the Crimson Tide have won seven games without fail. And they get credit for a neutral-field victory over then-No. 9 Clemson, severely overrated in retrospect.

   And, let's face it, the Alabama name carries cachet with old-timey pollsters.

   Of the Tide's remaining schedule, only LSU looks scary. So, as shaky as Bama has been lately (see next item), its No. 2 BCS recognition is understandable. 

   One thing is clear: Nobody but Texas belongs at No. 1.

   Agreed?