I think it is fair to assume, the best bowl game this year is the 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game. It involves two teams that have never played for the BCS Title. Both the Ducks and the Auburn Tigers have been snubbed by the BCS before. Finally, you have the PAC 10 vs the SEC for the first time in the BCS Championship Game. With this in mind, this poll does not include the National Championship Game. There are other great games though.

Brian Johnson

This is the first of many polls that will be made covering the 2011 BCS National Championship Game between the Oregon Ducks and the Auburn Tigers. 

BCS National Championship

The Ducks are known for having new uniforms made by Nike for each game, and the 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship is no different. Since the Ducks finished #2 in the final BCS poll, they have to wear white uniforms. This somewhat limits the possibilities of different uniforms Nike could come with. 

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BCS National Championship

The Alabama Crimson Tide lost a defensive slugfest versus the LSU Tigers at home in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The final score was 9-6 that ended in overtime, but Bama missed four field goals in the game. This left many unsure of who has the better team. 

Brian Johnson

In the 2011 SEC Championship Game, the LSU Tigers will play the Georgia Bulldogs in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA. This is the first of many polls covering the game and is just asking who do you think will win?

Brian Johnson

The Clemson Tigers will face the Virginia Tech Hokies in Charlotte, NC on Sat, Dec 3 at 8:00 PM ET in the 2011 ACC Championship Game for a spot in a BCS Bowl Game. These two teams met in week five when Clemson dominated the Hokies in their house 23-3. At that time, the Tigers were on fire. They beat the Auburn Tigers, the FSU Seminoles, and then the Hokies in a row. 

Chris Rutledge

Notre Dame may get another shot at a team that dealt it a defeat last season.

Coach Muffet McGraw’s women’s basketball team will play in the 2011 Pre-season Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

Baylor, ranked No. 1 in a number of preseason polls, defeated Notre Dame, 76-65, in Waco, Texas, last season. The Bears feature 6-foot-8 All-American Brittney Griner. UCLA beat Notre Dame in South Bend, 86-83, in double overtime.

As the top seed, Baylor likely would host a possible game against Notre Dame. If Baylor is upset, and Notre Dame advances throughout, the Irish would likely host the final.

Notre Dame won the WNIT preseason crown in 2004, and finished third in 1996 and 2007.

The Irish will open pre-season WNIT play on Friday, Nov. 11, against Akron. Akron loses just one senior from last season. The Zips finished 14-16. The Zips posted a school-best record of 18-14 in 2009-10.

The second-round opponent for Notre Dame would be the winner of the Detroit-Indiana State game.

First-round Preseason WNIT games 2010-2011 team records in parentheses. All times Eastern.

Friday, Nov. 11, 2011

Game 1: Akron (14-16) at Notre Dame (31-8), 7 p.m.

Game 2: Detroit (13-18) at Indiana State (16-16), 8 p.m.

Game 3: Manhattan (24-10) at Hartford (17-16), 8 p.m.

Game 4: Long Island (19-11) at Drexel (19-13), 7 p.m.

Game 5: Howard (16-18) at Baylor (34-3), 7:30 p.m.

Game 6: UAB (20-15) at Chattanooga (17-14), 7 p.m.

Game 7: McNeese State (26-7) at UCLA (28-5), 5 p.m.

Game 8: Tennessee Tech (23-8) at ETSU (19-12), 7 p.m.

Second round

Second-round games will be played Nov. 13-14 and sites will be announced following the first-round results.

Pairings: Game 9: winner Game 1 vs. winner Game 2; Game 10: winner Game 3 vs. winner Game 4; Game 11: winner Game 5 vs. winner Game 6; Game 12: winner Game 7 vs. winner Game 8.

Semifinals will be Nov. 16-17.

Pairings: winner Game 9 vs. winner Game 10; winner Game 11 vs. winner Game 12.

Championship is Sunday, Nov. 20.

Teams that lose in the first two rounds will play consolation games on the second weekend, Nov. 18-19. All games are hosted by participating schools.

Jeff Evans

2011 BCS Championship Game: Oregon Ducks D-Line vs Auburn Tigers O-Line, Who Controls the Trenches?

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While Oregon's LaMichael James, winner of the Doak Walker Award, and Auburn's Cameron Newton, winner of the Heisman Trophy, are the faces of their programs, I don't believe how they each play will determine the outcome of the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. Both James and Newton are too good of players to be completely shut down all game. They may be slowed down for a part of the game, but eventually they are going to get their stats.

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The way the current system is playing out seems unfair to me. In week ten of the 2011 college football season, the LSU Tigers traveled to Tuscaloosa, AL and beat the Alabama Crimson Tide in overtime. Therefore, LSU was able to win the SEC West over Bama. 

Brian Johnson

This is the first of many polls that will be made covering the 2011 BCS National Championship Game between the Oregon Ducks and the Auburn Tigers. 

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The Boise State Broncos find themselves undefeated, and once again it seems as though they have no shot of getting into the BCS National Championship Game. If there is either no undefeated or only one other undefeated team, Does Boise State Deserve a Chance in the BCS Championship Game?

Brian Johnson

I'm not going to break down all the major flaws with this ridiculous logic...I'm just going to mention the 800 pound gorilla people ignore when talking about the "Heisman Trophy Curse." And that's the SEC. Both the Florida Gators Tim Tebow and the Alabama Crimson Tide's Mark Ingram won a Heisman and National Championships. Tebow won one the year after winning his Heisman, and Ingram won both in the same year. 

Auburn Fans

The first PAC 12 Championship Game will be held on Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 8:00 PM ET when the UCLA Bruins travel to Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR to play the Oregon Ducks. The Bruins are 6-6 and are coming off a 50-0 blowout loss to their main rival, the USC Trojans. UCLA has been far from stellar this season, and even suffered an embarrassing loss to the non-BCS Houston Cougars in week one. 

Chris Rutledge