BCS Standings
Rk Team W-L Harris Coaches CPU % BCS
Rk Points % Rk Points % Prev Avg
1 Ohio State 12-0 1 2850 1.000 1 1575 1.000 1.000 1 1.000
2 Michigan 11-1 3 2600 .912 3 1428 .907 .960 2 .926
3 USC 9-1 2 2621 .920 2 1444 .917 .920 3 .919
4 Florida 10-1 4 2531 .888 4 1407 .893 .870 4 .884
5 Notre Dame 10-1 5 2347 .824 6 1285 .816 .820 5 .820
6 Arkansas 10-1 6 2345 .823 5 1302 .827 .770 7 .807
7 West Virginia 9-1 7 2051 .720 7 1151 .731 .700 8 .717
8 Wisconsin 11-1 9 1888 .662 9 1053 .669 .710 9 .680
9 Louisville 9-1 10 1857 .652 11 944 .599 .780 10 .677
10 LSU 9-2 8 1889 .663 8 1081 .686 .580 11 .643
11 Boise State 11-0 12 1609 .565 12 862 .547 .580 12 .564
12 Auburn 10-2 13 1449 .508 13 825 .524 .570 14 .534
13 Texas 9-2 11 1731 .607 10 994 .631 .360 13 .533
14 Rutgers 9-1 15 1270 .446 16 641 .407 .590 6 .481
15 Oklahoma 9-2 14 1404 .493 14 795 .505 .270 17 .423
16 Georgia Tech 9-2 16 1157 .406 15 655 .416 .350 18 .391
17 Virginia Tech 9-2 17 1049 .368 17 561 .356 .350 21 .358
18 Boston College 9-2 18 927 .325 18 540 .343 .310 20 .326
19 California 8-3 23 512 .180 22 265 .168 .470 15 .273
20 Tennessee 8-3 19 675 .237 21 326 .207 .330 22 .258
21 Wake Forest 9-2 20 605 .212 20 343 .218 .160 16 .197
22 Nebraska 8-3 22 520 .182 19 353 .224 .030 23 .146
23 Brigham Young 9-2 21 565 .198 23 256 .163 .020 25 .127
24 Clemson 8-3 24 215 .075 24 174 .110 .090 0 .092
25 Penn State 8-4 30 10 .004 31 2 .001 .190 0 .065

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Interesting (and IMHO sad). But, I think USC beating ND would put them in the #2 spot. Not only could they gain points in the polls, but it would help their own computer rankings while hurting UM's (since Michigan beat Notre Dame) and it's the computers that are pushing UM above USC.

I agree. IF USC takes care of business they will move into #2.

USC is the ONLY team that could overcome Michigan
For BE to get two teams in they need to win out and have both LSU and Arkansas lose that would leave an 11-1 Louisville competing with 10-2 Auburn for an at large spot

Rutgers losing is the best thing for Boise as far as getting into a BCS bowl. Why? If Rutgers wins, Boise is sitting at #12. That's the last possible ranking for a non-BCS squad to get into a BCS bowl, and it's a precarious situation because a number of BCS conference teams could jump them with quality wins. Also, they would get in because they're ranked ahead of the ACC. The only way that happens is if Boise is in the Top 16, and a BCS conference leader is ranked #17 or worse, right now Georgia Tech is ranked 16th, so if Boise were ranked #13 they would be out of the BCS. Boise is far from a lock for a BCS bid if they win out. But they are closer to the driver seat then not.

Cubanbull Wrote:USC is the ONLY team that could overcome Michigan
For BE to get two teams in they need to win out and have both LSU and Arkansas lose that would leave an 11-1 Louisville competing with 10-2 Auburn for an at large spot

If West Virginia and Louisville win out Louisville gets the Big East's automatic berth.

CatsClaw Wrote:Rutgers losing is the best thing for Boise as far as getting into a BCS bowl. Why? If Rutgers wins, Boise is sitting at #12. That's the last possible ranking for a non-BCS squad to get into a BCS bowl, and it's a precarious situation because a number of BCS conference teams could jump them with quality wins. Also, they would get in because they're ranked ahead of the ACC. The only way that happens is if Boise is in the Top 16, and a BCS conference leader is ranked #17 or worse, right now Georgia Tech is ranked 16th, so if Boise were ranked #13 they would be out of the BCS. Boise is far from a lock for a BCS bid if they win out. But they are closer to the driver seat then not.

I don't think the BCS champ (ACC this year) has to be 17th or worse. If they are both in the 13-16 range it's good enough for Boise. For example, Boise at 13th and the #1 ACC team at #14 means they get a bid.

Boise just has to finish ahead of one of the champions and Top 16th or #12 or better

I think you're right. I have heard people say the conference champion has to be out of the Top 16, but I went to the BCS site and here's the requirements:

Automatic qualification


1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings will play in the national championship game.

2. The champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and Southeastern Conferences automatically qualify for BCS games each year.

3. One team from among the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, or the Western Athletic Conference automatically qualify for a BCS game if either: A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or, B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.

4. Notre Dame will automatically qualify for a BCS bowl if it is in the top eight of the final BCS Standings.

5. If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 4, and an at-large team from a conference with an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 3 in the final BCS Standings, that team shall become an automatic qualifier.

6. If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 5, and if Step No. 5 has not been applied and an at-large team from a conference with an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 4 in the final BCS Standings, that team shall become an automatic qualifier.

7. If any slots remain unfilled after the placement of all teams qualifying for an automatic berth, then the bowls shall choose their participants from the "pool of eligible teams" (see below.)

CatsClaw Wrote:I think you're right. I have heard people say the conference champion has to be out of the Top 16, but I went to the BCS site and here's the requirements:

Automatic qualification


1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings will play in the national championship game.

2. The champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and Southeastern Conferences automatically qualify for BCS games each year.

3. One team from among the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, or the Western Athletic Conference automatically qualify for a BCS game if either: A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or, B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.

4. Notre Dame will automatically qualify for a BCS bowl if it is in the top eight of the final BCS Standings.

5. If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 4, and an at-large team from a conference with an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 3 in the final BCS Standings, that team shall become an automatic qualifier.

6. If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 5, and if Step No. 5 has not been applied and an at-large team from a conference with an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 4 in the final BCS Standings, that team shall become an automatic qualifier.

7. If any slots remain unfilled after the placement of all teams qualifying for an automatic berth, then the bowls shall choose their participants from the "pool of eligible teams" (see below.)

That is interesting wording in #3. It seems as though if 2004 were to repeat itself, where 3 'champions' from those conferences finished in the Top 12, only 1 would get an automatic berth, even though the BCS has expanded by one bowl.

Somehow I thought it was a maximum of 2 from the non-auto berth conferences, not a maximum of 1.

Cheers,
Neil

That is correct Neil, only 1 non-BCS team is guaranteed. Theoretically, a non-BCS team can be top 8 or top 6 for example and not get a bid. Obviously they'd be eligible for an at-large bid, but probably only someone like BYU would even have a chance at that (fanbase). In '04 for example the final BCS standings pre-bowls were Utah 4th, Boise 9th, and UofL 10th. Only Utah would have been guaranteed, even if in 2006.

CollegeCard Wrote:That is correct Neil, only 1 non-BCS team is guaranteed. Theoretically, a non-BCS team can be top 8 or top 6 for example and not get a bid. Obviously they'd be eligible for an at-large bid, but probably only someone like BYU would even have a chance at that (fanbase). In '04 for example the final BCS standings pre-bowls were Utah 4th, Boise 9th, and UofL 10th. Only Utah would have been guaranteed, even if in 2006.

I'm amazed the coalition teams agreed to that. But I suppose the likelihood of 2 or more finishing top 12 isn't high, so they obviously settled for less stringent criteria for 1.

Cheers,
Neil