Still confused about how the Bowl Championship Series really works? You're not alone. Page 2 crunches the numbers right along with the good people who release the rankings. We factor in everything short of the equipment manager's bio-rhythm chart, just like they do.

And we still don't understand it.

Fortunately, Illegal Motion is here to explain everything. Finally, the story can be told about exactly how the computer comes up with those ratings it spits out every week.

We know that button says 'Do Not Push.' But we bet you can't resist. We couldn't. Click there to learn the whole ugly truth.

Randall Polliard is a sports cartoonist for the Seattle Times.