The Kentucky Wildcats, ranked number 17 in the Associated Press Polls, stunned the number 1 ranked Louisiana State University Tigers Saturday night, in a triple overtime thriller. Andre Woodson, Quarterback of Kentucky Wildcats, and his team are the latest team to shake up the National Title chase this season, but are the first team in nearly four years to topple the number one ranked team in the regular season, beating the LSU Tigers 43-37. The winning play was a 7 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Johnson, putting the team up 43-37, but the team failed to convert the two point conversion that is required during the third overtime. It didn’t matter. LSU failed to get into the end zone with their four chances, and all four of the plays run were running plays. Charles Scott, running back for the LSU Tigers, failed to convert a fourth down play, only two yards. He nearly converted it, but came up just one yard shy. This is the first time that the Wildcats have beaten a number one ranked team since 1964, when they defeated Mississippi.
The Tigers became the 10th Top Ten ranked team to lose this season. The first was one of the biggest upsets in NCAA history, when the Michigan Wolverines lost to an incredible underdog in Appalachian St. in week one play. In the last two weeks, nine more top ten ranked nationally in the top ten have lost. This includes last weekend, when the number two ranked University of Southern California Trojans lost to the Stanford Cardinals by a score of 24-23. The last number one ranked team to lose was on December 6, 2003, when the Oklahoma Sooners lost the Big 12 title in an upset to the Kansas State Wildcats by a score of 35-7. The biggest problem for LSU is the fact that the first Bowl Championship Series polls’ come out. The BCS poll is the one that counts, not the AP or a Coaches’ Poll, because it picks the teams that will play for the National Championship in January. So whether or not they win the rest of their games this season or not, their run for a National Championship is more or less finished. However, this could change too, with all the upsets so far this season, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if more top ranked teams lost and at least one of the two teams that end up playing for the National Championship have at least one loss under their belts. It should be an interesting end to the season over the next few weeks now that a number one team has lost. To me, this season has been one of the most interesting yet. All these twists and turns in the National Championship run make for some VERY interesting games. I love it.
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