In 2006 7-5 UCLA was ranked #25 by the BCS heading into their bowl games
In 2007 9-4 Tennessee was ranked #16 by the BCS heading heading into their bowl game
Just seems possible to me that Tennessee could end up in the top 25 after the smoke clears. I am not saying it's likely but if enough teams lose I think it's possible. Their losses were by 2, 4, 4, 10, 25. If they win their bowl they might be the best 8-5 team in the country. Coming off a 5-7 season, 12 players leaving the team and a bunch of starters being injured, 8-5 with a bowl win would be pretty impressive. These kids have gone through three offenses and two defenses in the past three years.