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You could say Alabama is playing for its place in history. With a victory in the Discover BCS National Championship Game, the Tide can become the sport's first back-to-back consensus national champion since Nebraska in 1994-95, as well as the first school to win three national titles in the BCS era (the Tide also won in 2009).

College football media days are set to get under way, a sign that the 2011 season is just around the corner, offering a chance to put to rest an offseason filled with scandal and turnover.

The SEC packs the biggest punch but Oklahoma maintains the No. 1 spot in the post-spring but still way-too-early Top 25 for 2011.

Mark Schlabach is pegging Alabama as the nation's top 2010 team in his Way-Too-Early Top 25.

Is 2001 Miami the best BCS champ? What about 2004 USC? Where do the 2001 Oklahoma and 1998 Tennessee teams fit in? Mark Schlabach ranks the 10 BCS champions.