November 9, 2008

BCS Standings - Nov. 9th 2008

BCS Standings - Nov. 9th 2008
The new BCS Standings have been released. At this point the BCS score matters more than the actual rank, though the order of the top 5 is gaining significance. The formula 25-80*(BCS points - 0.0800)/3 can be used to estimate what ranking a score actually represents.

BCS top 25
Teams with 9 wins are in italics. Breaks used to highlight gaps over 0.06 in the standings. Number in parenthesis is the ranking represented by the formula above baised on the BCS points.

1) 0.9814 Alabama (0.96)
2) 0.9715 Texas Tech (1.23)

3) 0.8798 Texas (3.67)
4) 0.8640 Florida (4.09)
5) 0.8444 Oklahoma (4.62)
6) 0.7896 USC (6.08)
7) 0.7692 Utah (6.62)

8) 0.6839 Penn State (8.90)
9) 0.6783 Boise State (9.05)

10) 0.6156 Georgia (10.72)
11) 0.5910 Ohio State (11.37)
12) 0.5584 Missouri (12.24)
13) 0.5340 Oklahoma State (12.89)

14) 0.4163 Ball State (16.03)
15) 0.3888 Michigan State (16.77)
16) 0.3817 North Carolina (16.95)
17) 0.3746 Brigham Young (17.14)
18) 0.3512 TCU (17.77)

19) 0.2593 Florida State (20.22)
20) 0.2403 LSU (20.73)

21) 0.1799 Pittsburgh (22.34)
22) 0.1487 Cincinnati (23.17)

23) 0.0715 Tulsa (25.23)
24) 0.0611 Wake Forest (25.50)
25) 0.0577 South Carolina (25.59)

Automatic Qualifications
The automatic qualifications are listed at the official BCS website.

No teams have secured an automatic qualification at this time.

The following teams have the 9 wins needed for BCS eligibility, listed by conference:
Big 12: Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma
SEC: Alabama
Big 10: Penn State, Michigan State
MWC: Utah, TCU, BYU
WAC: Boise State
MAC: Ball State

Conference Reports
The number of top 25 teams and the rank of the conference champion are two of three components used to determine future automatic qualification, as described in the final section of this page. The data below is for the current year only, rankings reflect the current leader for each conference. The BCS uses a 4 year window.

SEC: 5, #1
Big 12: 5, #2
MWC: 3, #7
Big 10: 3, #8
ACC: 3, #16
Big East: 2, #21
PAC 10: 1, #6
WAC: 1, #7
MAC: 1, #14
C-USA: 1, #23

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BCS Standings - Nov. 9th 2008
BCS Standings - Nov. 9th 2008 The new BCS Standings have been released. At this point the BCS score matters more than the actual rank, though the order of the top 5 is gaining significance. The formula 25-80*(BCS points - 0.0800)/3 can be used to estimate what ranking a score actually represents. BCS top 25 Teams with 9 wins are in italics. Breaks used to highlight gaps over 0.06 in the standings. Number in parenthesis is the ranking represented by the formula above baised on the BCS points. 1) 0.9814 Alabama (0.96) 2) 0.9715 Texas Tech (1.23) 3) 0.8798 Texas (3.67) 4) 0.8640 Florida (4.09) 5) 0.8444 Oklahoma (4.62) 6) 0.7896 USC (6.08) 7) 0.7692 Utah (6.62) 8) 0.6839 Penn State (8.90) 9) 0.6783 Boise State (9.05) 10) 0.6156 Georgia (10.72) 11) 0.5910 Ohio State (11.37) 12) 0.5584 Missouri (12.24) 13) 0.5340 Oklahoma State (12.89) 14) 0.4163 Ball State (16.03) 15) 0.3888 Michigan State (16.77) 16) 0.3817 North Carolina (16.95) 17) 0.3746 Brigham Young (17.14) 18) 0.3512 TCU (17.77) 19) 0.2593 Florida State (20.22) 20) 0.2403 LSU (20.73) 21) 0.1799 Pittsburgh (22.34) 22) 0.1487 Cincinnati (23.17) 23) 0.0715 Tulsa (25.23) 24) 0.0611 Wake Forest (25.50) 25) 0.0577 South Carolina (25.59) Automatic Qualifications The automatic qualifications are listed at the official BCS website. No teams have secured an automatic qualification at this time. The following teams have the 9 wins needed for BCS eligibility, listed by conference: Big 12: Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma SEC: Alabama Big 10: Penn State, Michigan State MWC: Utah, TCU, BYU WAC: Boise State MAC: Ball State Conference Reports The number of top 25 teams and the rank of the conference champion are two of three components used to determine future automatic qualification, as described in the final section of this page. The data below is for the current year only, rankings reflect the current leader for each conference. The BCS uses a 4 year window. SEC: 5, #1 Big 12: 5, #2 MWC: 3, #7 Big 10: 3, #8 ACC: 3, #16 Big East: 2, #21 PAC 10: 1, #6 WAC: 1, #7 MAC: 1, #14 C-USA: 1, #23