OK. What's the deal? These BCS shows are referring to some kind of final vote by the AP and/or Coaches that will declare the TRUE National Champion (and that it might be USC)! I thought the whole point of the BCS was to determine what two teams will play in the Nat'l Championship. Then whoever wins that game is the NC. So how in the world does USC still have a legitimate chance at being NC?
There's a dart board with a bunch of numbers on it. There's also a bucket of darts, each marked with a school. They just throw the darts and whatever number is hit, that's the school's rank.
They were talking about a split NC. If USC wins, they will probably stay #1 in the AP. Winner of Sugar gets BCS championship.
Their is no BCS vote after the polls. The final NC is determined by the voters of the polls you mentioned. The ESPN poll has an agreement to give their NC trophy to the winner of the Sugar. The AP poll has no such agreement. They can vote for any NC they want. If USC wins, it will be a split NC. So root for Michigan.