11.   The balloting in the media and the coaches polls underscores how divided opinions are.

12.   The BCS includes the media poll, compiled by The Associated Press, and the coaches poll, complied by ESPN and USA Today.

13.   The coaches poll has agreed to award its title to the winner of the Orange Bowl.

14.   The coaches poll, however, has promised its national title to the winner of the Fiesta Bowl.

15.   The coaches poll had already agreed to name the winner of the Fiesta Bowl as the national champion.

16.   The coaches poll is contractually tied to the BCS championship game, but the writers poll, which will be completed after the Rose Bowl, is not.

17.   The coaches poll is tied to the BCS, so the Rose Bowl winner will be crowned its national champion.

18.   The Matadors received one first-place vote in the coaches poll.

19.   The Matadors return four starters and received eight of the nine first-place votes in the coaches poll.

20.   The preseason writers poll ranks USC seventh, and the coaches poll ranks USC sixth.