I would say because Alabama wasn't tied with anybody for 2nd in the BCS this season, and for that matter, the BCS formula has changed in the past 5 years. Does it really matter at this point? Alabama plays the #1 team in the nation on Saturday. If we lose, then it doesn't matter. If we win, even if we were #3 in the BCS standings, we would most certainly move up to #2, if not #1. Even if Alabama were ranked #4 in the BCS and still in the 90 percentile range, just below Texas, I'm sure beating the #1 team in all polls would shoot us up to at least #2.