BCS Standings III

[Bored]

1. USC

2. Texas

3. Virginia Tech

4. Alabama

5. UCLA

6. Miami

7. Penn State

8. LSU

9. Florida State

10. Ohio State

11. Georgia

12. Wisconsin

 

13. Oregon

14. Notre Dame

15. Texas Tech

16. Florida

17. West Virginia

18. TCU

19. Boston College

20. Auburn

21. Michigan

22. Colorado

23. California

24. Fresno State

25. Oklahoma

[iggymcfly]

Perhaps more significantly, Virginia Tech narrowed the gap between second and third from .0594 to .0435, as they are now tied with USC for second in the computer rankings.

 

When you figure that their big showcase game is still to come this weekend, I'd say that they're not as far behind USC and Texas as people act like they are.

 

As it stands right now, if you flip VT's computer ranking with Texas's, they'd only trail by .0035, which could easily be made up in the polls by coaches who move VT up after the big wins late on their schedule. Honestly, whether the Hokies win by more or less than a possession next week might decide who plays in the Rose Bowl.

[iggymcfly]

Just one last thing. With the VT win over BC last week, and Texas's sloppy performance against OSU, the Hokies gained .0063 in their BCS ranking just due to the jump in the polls.

 

You have to assume that they'd get at least twice that for winning out against Miami and FSU, and possibly even more if one of the games is a blowout. Thus, if the Hokies did somehow ascend to a unanimous #1 in the computer rankings, it would be almost automatic that they'd reach the Rose Bowl.

[Secret Agent]

True, but do you honestly expect VT to blow over Miami and FSU without a hitch? Those are two games that they could not only potentially loose, but only win by the slimest of margins.

[Damaramu]

I smell conspiracy. Someone call Oliver Stone! How is OU #25 in the BCS but not ranked in the polls?

[Edwin MacPhisto]

Probably the strength of schedule that's still in the computer rankings? None of OU's losses look very bad right now, since they're to 8-0 Texas, 8-0 UCLA, and TCU, who's, what, 7-1? 8-1?

[Damaramu]

Probably the strength of schedule that's still in the computer rankings?  None of OU's losses look very bad right now, since they're to 8-0 Texas, 8-0 UCLA, and TCU, who's, what, 7-1?  8-1?

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Yeah but a lot of their wins don't look good either.

[Fökai]

BCS breakdown for this week's rankings.

 

The ranking for Oklahoma comes from the love that they're getting from the computers. Only the Billingsley has them unranked - the others have the Sooners ranked around #20 or so.