They can’t go to a bowl or play in the Pac-whatever championship game next year either.
uh, yes they can
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_National_Championship_Trophy
Trophy Winners:
The following teams have finished in the #1 spot in the final AP Poll of the season for college football: Season School 1936 Minnesota 1937 Pittsburgh 1938 TCU 1939 Texas A&M 1940 Minnesota 1941 Minnesota 1942 Ohio State 1943 Notre Dame 1944 Army 1945 Army 1946 Notre Dame 1947 Notre Dame, Michigan 1948 Michigan 1949 Notre Dame 1950 Oklahoma 1951 Tennessee 1952 Michigan State 1953 Maryland 1954 Ohio State 1955 Oklahoma 1956 Oklahoma 1957 Auburn 1958 LSU 1959 Syracuse 1960 Minnesota 1961 Alabama 1962 USC 1963 Texas 1964 Alabama 1965 Alabama 1966 Notre Dame 1967 USC 1968 Ohio State 1969 Texas 1970 Nebraska 1971 Nebraska 1972 USC 1973 Notre Dame 1974 Oklahoma 1975 Oklahoma 1976 Pittsburgh 1977 Notre Dame 1978 Alabama 1979 Alabama 1980 Georgia 1981 Clemson 1982 Penn State 1983 Miami (FL) 1984 BYU 1985 Oklahoma 1986 Penn State 1987 Miami (FL) 1988 Notre Dame 1989 Miami (FL) 1990 Colorado 1991 Miami (FL) 1992 Alabama 1993 Florida State 1994 Nebraska 1995 Nebraska 1996 Florida 1997 Michigan 1998 Tennessee 1999 Florida State 2000 Oklahoma 2001 Miami (FL) 2002 Ohio State 2003 USC 2004 USC 2005 Texas 2006 Florida 2007 LSU 2008 Florida 2009 Alabama 2010 Auburn
Wrong.
This was the last year of bowl game and conference title suspension.
However, they still lose another 10 scholorships in 2012.
Get your facts straight.
Yes they can. The bowl ban is over for them. They still have (unfair) scholarship limits, but they can play in the post season (and will).