The final 2012 BCS standings are out and to nobody's surprise, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the No. 1 team. They'll face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS Championship Game on January 7, 2013 in Miami, FL.
But that's not the big story.
All the Northern Illinois Huskies had to do gain a spot in a BCS bowl was to finish in the top 16 and finish ahead of a conference champion from an automatically qualifying school.
Well they did just that as they finished No. 15 in the final BCS Poll and were ahead of Louisville (21) and Wisconsin (NR), both of whom won their respective conference titles.
Here's how the BCS bowls shape up:
January 7, 2013
Notre Dame vs Alabama
January 1, 2013
Wisconsin vs Stanford
January 1, 2013
Northern Illinois vs Florida State
January 2, 2013
Louisville vs Florida
January 3, 2013
Oregon vs Kansas State
You can head over to the BCS website to see how the poll is computed weekly and how the teams are selected for the BCS bowls.
For a full look at the final 2012 BCS Standings, click on the read more button below if you're on the home page.
| Rank | Team | USA TODAY poll | Harris poll | Computer rank | BCS average | PVS | |||
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | .9966 | 1 | .9969 | 1 | 1.000 | .9978 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | .9607 | 2 | .9617 | 3 | .9100 | .9441 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida | 4 | .8725 | 4 | .8626 | 2 | .9600 | .8984 | 4 |
| 4 | Oregon | 3 | .8902 | 3 | .8863 | 6 | .8100 | .8621 | 5 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 6 | .8068 | 6 | .8111 | 4 | .8500 | .8226 | 6 |
| 6 | Stanford | 8 | .7068 | 7 | .7450 | 4 | .8500 | .7683 | 8 |
| 7 | Georgia | 5 | .8244 | 5 | .8306 | 11 | .6200 | .7583 | 3 |
| 8 | LSU | 7 | .7532 | 8 | .7402 | 7 | .7600 | .7511 | 7 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 9 | .7044 | 9 | .6925 | 10 | .6300 | .6756 | 9 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 10 | .6420 | 10 | .6393 | 9 | .7000 | .6604 | 10 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 11 | .6136 | 11 | .6070 | 8 | .7300 | .6502 | 11 |
| 12 | Florida State | 12 | .5783 | 12 | .5757 | 16 | .3600 | .5047 | 13 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 14 | .4495 | 14 | .4452 | 12 | .5200 | .4716 | 15 |
| 14 | Clemson | 13 | .5214 | 13 | .5165 | 15 | .3700 | .4693 | 14 |
| 15 | Northern Illinois | 16 | .3356 | 16 | .3471 | 19 | .3000 | .3276 | 21 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 21 | .2224 | 18 | .2470 | 13 | .5100 | .3264 | 12 |
| 17 | UCLA | 19 | .2766 | 17 | .2751 | 17 | .3100 | .2872 | 16 |
| 18 | Michigan | 22 | .1885 | 22 | .1826 | 14 | .3900 | .2537 | 19 |
| 19 | Boise State | 15 | .3858 | 15 | .3680 | 31 | .0000 | .2513 | 20 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 17 | .3010 | 20 | .2372 | 21 | .1600 | .2327 | 22 |
| 21 | Louisville | 18 | .2773 | 19 | .2452 | 29 | .0200 | .1808 | NR |
| 22 | Utah State | 20 | .2264 | 21 | .2296 | 23 | .0800 | .1787 | 24 |
| 23 | Texas | 25 | .0658 | 24 | .0800 | 17 | .3100 | .1519 | 18 |
| 24 | San Jose State | 24 | .0746 | 26 | .0692 | 20 | .2600 | .1346 | 25 |
| 25 | Kent State | 26 | .0569 | 23 | .1148 | 25 | .0600 | .0772 | 17 |
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