Have you heard the latest? Well, according to the computer folks, it appears top-ranked Tennessee could be the biggest loser this weekend. The talk on the streets and in backrooms everywhere is that if all three unbeatens win on Saturday -- Tennessee, UCLA and Kansas State -- the final Bowl Championships Series poll would spit out UCLA and Kansas State as its top two teams, leaving the Vols on the outside looking in.

Hmm. Would that mean FSU and Tennessee could meet in the Sugar Bowl for a split of the national championship? Currently ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press, the Vols would surely remain there with a victory over Mississippi State in Saturday's SEC championship game. Kansas State is ranked numero uno by the coaches.

The change in the BCS poll would occur largely due to strength of schedule. The Wildcats' opponent on Saturday -- Texas A&M -- is far superior in the computer ratings than those of Tennessee and UCLA.

"A huge bombshell is going to hit this weekend," said Jeff Sagarin, whose computer ratings are one of the criteria used by the BCS. "I've run the ratings. Kansas State would be No. 1, for the only time this season."

Milan hotels Wonder how Roy Kramer felt when he heard the news. Kramer, the powerful SEC commish, is the point man for the BCS. And, word is, it has been Kramer who is trying to assure a second SEC team -- 9-2 Florida -- gets one of the BCS payoffs, much to the distaste of once-beaten Ohio State.

News that Tennessee could be bumped from the national championship game in Arizona has reportedly left Kramer enraged -- and searching for a new computer chip.

FSU, meanwhile, is just sitting back and waiting for the smoke to clear. Saturday is going to be fun.

ONE IS BETTER THAN NONE: Florida State coach Steve Robinson doesn't like the idea of playing a conference game in early December. It just doesn't feel right, he said. Despite the bad timing, nobody will hear Robinson complaining too loudly today.

While the contest barely caused a ripple in the college basketball world, FSU won its Atlantic Coast Conference opener last Tuesday at Virginia. The young Seminoles (3-1) rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to upend the younger Cavaliers 72-69.

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ERROR MSG Hey, it was a big game with bigger consequences. It was considered both teams' best opportunity for a league win. The Cavs have a new coach, just six scholarship players and a cast of misfits who had never played in an ACC game. Naturally, they are predicted to finish last in the league standings.

FSU's in the same boat, just one row and one oar in front. The Seminoles -- picked by most analysts to finish eighth in the ACC -- return only one starter from a year ago in Terrell Baker. FSU had a great chance to make a statement two weekends ago against a talented Florida team, but flubbed badly on its homecourt before a sold-out crowd.

After beating an average Idaho team, the Seminoles faced a must-win situation against the struggling Cavs. While a University Hall crowd of 6,296 saw the Cavs' worst fear -- they just don't have enough bodies to contend for a full 40 minutes -- Robinson saw enough good to like his team's chances. Even in December.

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"Our kids showed a lot of poise, being down 14 and being able to scratch our way back into the game," Robinson said. "They (Cavs) had been scoring a lot of points, and they play with confidence. I was hoping we could wear them down, but it looked bleak for awhile."

Galway hotels VOLLEYBALL: The Lady Seminoles (25-10) received an automatic bid into this weekend's NCAA Tournament following their first Atlantic Coast Conference championship since joining the league in 1991. Third-seeded FSU rolled past top-seeded North Carolina 15-8, 15-1, 15-10 to clinch the title last weekend in Maryland. The Lady Seminoles swept their three opponents (Wake Forest, Virginia and UNC) en route to the championship. FSU, which has swept 19 opponents this season, is at Northern Illinois on Friday. "We were on a roll," FSU coach Cecile Reynaud said. "All aspects of our game were working very well, which is what it takes to win the title. We have wanted this championship for so long at FSU. Especially for our five seniors, to look at them and know that we actually won is wonderful." Senior setter Fiona Bolten of Tampa was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Bolten and junior middle hitter Aisha Thornton also were selected to the All-ACC first team.

Jim Henry is a freelance writer from Tallahassee.

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