Current BCS standings Code: Bowl Champ. Series Ranking Harris USAToday Computer BCS Rk Team Rec Rk Pts % Rk Pts % Rk Avg Avg Pre 1. Ohio St. (8-0) 1 2848 1.008 1 1575 1.016 3 .930 .9764 1 2. Michigan (8-0) 2 2685 .950 3 1454 .938 1T .970 .9451 3 3. USC (6-0) 3 2640 .935 2 1469 .948 1T .970 .9430 2 4. West Virginia (7-0) 4 2480 .878 4 1394 .899 14 .510 .7551 5 5. Auburn (7-1) 7 2114 .748 7 1178 .760 6 .750 .7466 4 6. Florida (6-1) 9 1969 .697 8 1051 .678 4 .820 .7261 6 7. Texas (7-1) 5 2342 .829 5 1308 .844 13 .520 .7241 9 8. Louisville (7-0) 6 2164 .766 6 1205 .777 9 .640 .7215 7 9. Notre Dame (6-1) 10 1830 .648 10 1019 .657 8 .730 .6730 8 10. California (7-1) 11 1733 .613 12 923 .595 5 .810 .6680 10 11. Tennessee (6-1) 8 1981 .701 9 1046 .675 11 .590 .6497 11 12. Clemson (7-1) 12 1729 .612 11 962 .621 15 .440 .5525 12 13. Arkansas (6-1) 14 1342 .475 14 700 .452 10 .600 .5051 13 14. Rutgers (7-0) 15 1129 .400 16 557 .359 7 .740 .4966 16 15. Boise St. (8-0) 16 1109 .393 15 667 .430 12 .540 .4509 15 16. LSU (6-2) 13 1373 .486 12 923 .595 20 .210 .3830 18 17. Boston College (6-1) 17 985 .349 17 530 .342 16T .430 .3707 20 18. Wisconsin (7-1) 18 940 .333 18 525 .339 16T .430 .3644 21 19. Oklahoma (5-2) 19 797 .282 19 450 .290 NR .000 .1885 22 20. Missouri (7-1) 21 503 .178 23 229 .148 19 .230 .1840 24 21. Texas A&M (7-1) 23 374 .132 22 263 .170 21T .150 .1494 26 22. Nebraska (6-2) 20 635 .225 20 328 .212 NR .000 .1437 17 23. Oregon (5-2) 24 317 .112 24 228 .147 21T .150 .1353 14 24. Georgia Tech (5-2) 22 422 .149 21 264 .170 26 .070 .1286 19 25. Washington St. (5-3) 31 12 .004 37 2 .001 18 .290 .0985 -- 26. Wake Forest (6-1) 25 212 .075 26 126 .081 23 .120 .0915 28 27. Georgia (6-2) 26 191 .068 25 163 .105 NR .000 .0568 27 28. Tulsa (6-1) 27 60 .021 29 18 .012 25 .080 .0375 -- 29. Penn St. (5-3) 35 5 .002 36 5 .003 24 .100 .0350 31 30. Iowa (5-3) 29 31 .011 27 33 .021 NR .000 .0106 23 31. Virginia Tech (5-2) 28 45 .016 30 13 .008 NR .000 .0080 32 33. South Carolina (5-2) 32 8 .003 28 23 .015 NR .000 .0058 -- 34. Brigham Young (5-2) 30 23 .008 31 12 .008 NR .000 .0052 36 35. Pittsburgh (6-2) 34 6 .002 32 11 .007 NR .000 .0030 29 36. Miami (FL) (5-2) 37 2 .001 32 11 .007 NR .000 .0026 35 37. Hawaii (5-2) 36 3 .001 34 7 .005 NR .000 .0018 -- 38. Texas Tech (5-3) 39 1 .000 35 6 .004 NR .000 .0014 -- 3 top ten teams are slated for a loss sometime this year as WV/Lou, Mich/Ohio St., and ND/USC 5 Bowls for 10 teams so the top 9 will get in a BCS bowl as the ACC leader is outside the top 10. For the ND fans we would need to reach the championship game, losses from WV(Lou or Rut),Lou(WV or Rut), Michigan or Ohio St or both, USC is automatic as ND plays them, Auburn/Florida/Tennessee(all can't win SEC title), a non Big 12 champ Texas helps, and not having a Clemson ACC title winner helps also. Ohio St. - wins out Michigan - wins out USC - wins out WV - Mich/Oh St. and USC loss Tex - same as WV plus WV loss Lou - same as WV plus Tex loss SEC - win SEC and have top 5 lose
South Carolina, a respectable 33 in a tough tough SEC....they host Tennessee at 7:45 on Sat, in ESPN's primetime game.....College Gameday will be here as well, and we should be doing a Blackout i heard in the student section.....everyone wers black, it looks awesome.....anyway it will be an upset babyyy
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=141489 WAC commissioner: Boise State plan could get conference team BCS Print this | E-mail this | Comments on this article: 0 User comments Posted: October 24, 2006 Associated Press BOISE, Idaho -- WAC commissioner Karl Benson believes Boise State might finally have figured out a way to get a team from the conference into the Bowl Championship series. Their idea? Schedule nonconference games against opponents that are tough but beatable, and then count on an undefeated season to open the door to the BCS. "If Boise State, or any WAC school is to play in a BCS game -- knowing that playing in a national championship game is probably not realistic -- maybe the Boise State philosophy is the right plan," Benson said during his weekly conference call on Monday. Although the Broncos and Fresno State tried different routes in recent years, neither succeeded. However, No. 15 Boise State is 8-0 and making another run this year. Benson believes there's no point in playing top-ranked teams on the road since winning wouldn't get a WAC team to the national title game, and losing would end any BCS hopes. "If a team from the WAC or Mountain West (Conference) wins all their nonconference games and (conference) games, that should get them in there," he said. Fresno State's approach has been to pursue a very difficult non-league schedule, then hope those victories, combined with an undefeated season, would garner respect for a BCS berth. The Bulldogs nearly pulled it off in 2001, starting the season with wins at Colorado and Wisconsin. However, that plan came apart in conference play when they lost to Boise State. And that strategy has sent the Bulldogs reeling this year as well, with close losses to Oregon and Washington, and a 38-6 loss at No. 14 LSU on Saturday. "Those are great chances for exposure, and every time you play one of those you have a chance to be exposed," said Fresno State coach Pat Hill, whose team has slipped to an uncharacteristic 1-6. Boise State this year is two-thirds of the way through a relatively favorable schedule and has not played a ranked opponent. The two games expected to be the Broncos' toughest -- home against Oregon State and at Utah -- both turned into Boise State routs. The Broncos tried a similar strategy in 2004, going 11-0 in the regular season and ascending to No. 9 in the final BCS standings. But Utah, also in a non-BCS conference, also went undefeated, finished No. 6 and became the first non-BCS conference team to get a berth in the big money bowls. In 2005, Boise State started the season ranked No. 18 and tried Fresno State's strategy, traveling to Georgia to open the season. The Broncos' were routed 48-13 and never recovered. The problem with the favorable-schedule strategy is that it might not be considered strong enough to lift an undefeated WAC team into the top 12 of the BCS. Boise State has been No. 15 in the first two BCS rankings. Meanwhile, the Broncos continue to pile up the wins while avoiding any BCS talk. "We've talked about it in the fact that it means nothing to us," Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. "We know that teams can beat us if we don't play our best."
