The Official Rankings Thread

[BoylenOver]

I'm also not buying Stanford at this point. I'm not exactly sure what they have done, other than schedule well.

Say what you will about their schedule, they're the first team in 80 years to win 10 straight games by 25+ points.

They're not just beating teams, they're obliterating them.

[BoylenOver]

I was surprised by the move to primetime. This could be completely a lie, but I remember hearing a stat that LSU is something silly like 90-1 in the last 20 years in night games in Baton Rouge. It seems interesting to me, that if that stat is true, that the SEC would move the game to night with it being such a huge advantage for one side.

Except the game's in Tuscaloosa.

I'm really excited for it. I would TiVo the Utah-Arizona game if there's a conflict.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I'm also not buying Stanford at this point. I'm not exactly sure what they have done, other than schedule well.

Yeah they beat Washington, the same Washington that struggled to wins over Eastern Washington and Hawaii, eeked by Cal all in Seattle. They have been on the road 3 times, were given a victory by Utah with 64 turnovers and have now been blown out twice. What exactly does beating Washington prove? Also how is Luck leading the Heisman race, because he is the best pro prospect? The tree's biggest game of the year and he has 170 yards and 2 TDs?

That game was over midway through the second quarter. Do you think he should still be tossing the ball around at that point?

Stanford will get its chance to prove itself. If it beats USC and Oregon and assuming Okie State falls like it always does, Stanford will be in the title game.

(Isn't there some kind of rule against two conference opponents playing each other in the title game? Without this rule shouldn't it just be a rematch of Alabama and LSU?)

[Maximus]

BSU will be going to a BCS bowl if they beat nevada next year. awesome.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

BSU will be going to a BCS bowl if they beat nevada next year. awesome.

They should go independent, think of the exposure!

[Mormon Red Death]

If Kent st beats No. Illinois they are going to a BCS bowl.

[Flystripper]

If Kent st beats No. Illinois they are going to a BCS bowl.

Why would they get selected? I thought the only guarantee for non BCS was to be top 6. Will they be top 6?

[USUC]

Why would they get selected? I thought the only guarantee for non BCS was to be top 6. Will they be top 6?

I think if Kent State finishes in the top 16 in the BCS standings and is ranked higher than the Big East champ, then per rules they get a bid. That's what ESPN explained at least. They will finish ahead of the Big East and right now they sit at 17 in the BCS standings. UCLA is sitting at 16.

[Mormon Red Death]

I think if Kent State finishes in the top 16 in the BCS standings and is ranked higher than the Big East champ, then per rules they get a bid. That's what ESPN explained at least. They will finish ahead of the Big East and right now they sit at 17 in the BCS standings. UCLA is sitting at 16.

From the BCS selection criteria website:

3. The champion of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, or the Western Athletic Conference will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl 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.

[USUC]

From the BCS selection criteria website:

So IF Kent State beats No. Illinois then they will get a BCS bid if 1) UCLA loses 2) Nebraska Loses and drop more than 4 places in the BCS rankings or 3) the voters somehow vote them in the top 16 just to see them get the bid.

If they do get a bid I hope for their sake they are paired with a Big East team.

[Flystripper]

From the BCS selection criteria website:

Nice. Good for them.

[Flystripper]

Another awesome benefit of independence. Byu does not have to get embarrassed in a BCS bowl with no guarantees unless ranked number 2!

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Computer rankings are important and valuable! Colley would like to congratulate this years national champion, Notre Dame!

http://www.colleyrankings.com/