Louisiana State Tigers (Football)

WITH ITS SUFFOCATING DEFENSE AND SURPRISINGLY STRONG PASSING GAME, THE TIDE MASTERED LSU, LEAVING NO DOUBT ABOUT WHO WAS NO. 1

A TOUGH TANGLE WITH THE TIGERS MOTIVATED THE TIDE TO COME BACK FOR MORE

Who says you have to wait till next year? Here's a look right now at the top teams for next season, and there's a familiar name at No. 1

In a defensive tour de force that featured just enough offensive punch (a touchdown, at last!), the Crimson Tide shut down LSU and left no doubt as to whom should be crowned national champion

FROM LSU COACH LES MILES'S RECORD IN GAMES DECIDED BY SEVEN POINTS OR FEWER TO HOW MANY THREE-AND-OUTS ALABAMA'S DEFENSE HAS FORCED THIS SEASON, HERE's EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS