... No. 1 team in country has the 20th-ranked defense in FBS.  The No. 3 team has the first-ranked offense in FBS.

If you had to choose, which one would you rather have in making the run for the BCS championship?

Gut instinct suggests defense, and you would be right.

Over the last 10 years, just five teams have made it to the BCS championship game with a defense ranked outside of the top 10, OSU ('02), OK ('04), USC ('05), OSU ('06) and OK ('08).  OSU is the only team to win the title, but their defense was ranked 23rd. 

Having a strong defense is necessary to make the title game, and it is likely necessary to win the game.  Nine out the last 10 BCS champions have had de...

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