November 16, 2008

BCS Standings - Nov. 16th 2008

The new BCS Standings have been released.

BCS top 25
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) 0.9787 Alabama (11-0)
2) 0.9698 Texas Tech (10-0)

3) 0.8911 Texas (10-1)
4) 0.8755 Florida (9-1)
5) 0.8388 Oklahoma (9-1)
6) 0.7873 USC (9-1)
7) 0.7643 Utah (11-0)

8) 0.6957 Penn State (10-1)
9) 0.6559 Boise State (10-0)
10) 0.6154 Ohio State (9-2)
11) 0.6129 Georgia (9-2)
12) 0.5672 Oklahoma State (9-2)
13) 0.5600 Missouri (9-2)

14) 0.4393 Brigham Young (10-1)
15) 0.4021 Michigan State (9-2)
16) 0.3858 Texas Christian (9-2)
17) 0.3673 Ball State (10-0)

18) 0.2867 LSU (7-3)
19) 0.2594 Cincinnati (8-2)
20) 0.2171 Pittsburgh (7-2)
21) 0.2027 Oregon State (7-3)

22) 0.1329 North Carolina (7-3)
23) 0.1023 Miami (Fla.) (7-3)
24) 0.0630 Oregon (8-3)
25) 0.0550 Maryland (7-3)

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

No teams have secured an automatic qualification at this time.

Alabama will play Florida for the SEC Championship.
Missouri will play in the Big 12 Championship.
Utah, Boise State or BYU will earn a BCS berth, as BYU and Utah end their season next week in the Holy War.

The following teams have the 9 wins needed for BCS at large eligibility, listed by conference:

Big 12: Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri
SEC: Alabama, Florida, Georgia
Big 10: Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State
MWC: Utah, TCU, BYU
WAC: Boise State
MAC: Ball State, Western Michigan
PAC 10: USC

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.

Big 12: 5, #2
SEC: 4, #1
PAC 10: 3, #6
MWC: 3, #7
Big 10: 3, #8
ACC: 3, #22
Big East: 2, #21
WAC: 1, #9
MAC: 1, #17

Comments:

BCS Standings - Nov. 16th 2008
The new BCS Standings have been released. BCS top 25 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) 0.9787 Alabama (11-0) 2) 0.9698 Texas Tech (10-0) 3) 0.8911 Texas (10-1) 4) 0.8755 Florida (9-1) 5) 0.8388 Oklahoma (9-1) 6) 0.7873 USC (9-1) 7) 0.7643 Utah (11-0) 8) 0.6957 Penn State (10-1) 9) 0.6559 Boise State (10-0) 10) 0.6154 Ohio State (9-2) 11) 0.6129 Georgia (9-2) 12) 0.5672 Oklahoma State (9-2) 13) 0.5600 Missouri (9-2) 14) 0.4393 Brigham Young (10-1) 15) 0.4021 Michigan State (9-2) 16) 0.3858 Texas Christian (9-2) 17) 0.3673 Ball State (10-0) 18) 0.2867 LSU (7-3) 19) 0.2594 Cincinnati (8-2) 20) 0.2171 Pittsburgh (7-2) 21) 0.2027 Oregon State (7-3) 22) 0.1329 North Carolina (7-3) 23) 0.1023 Miami (Fla.) (7-3) 24) 0.0630 Oregon (8-3) 25) 0.0550 Maryland (7-3) Automatic Qualifications The automatic qualifications are listed at the official BCS website. No teams have secured an automatic qualification at this time. Alabama will play Florida for the SEC Championship. Missouri will play in the Big 12 Championship. Utah, Boise State or BYU will earn a BCS berth, as BYU and Utah end their season next week in the Holy War. The following teams have the 9 wins needed for BCS at large eligibility, listed by conference: Big 12: Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri SEC: Alabama, Florida, Georgia Big 10: Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State MWC: Utah, TCU, BYU WAC: Boise State MAC: Ball State, Western Michigan PAC 10: USC 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. Big 12: 5, #2 SEC: 4, #1 PAC 10: 3, #6 MWC: 3, #7 Big 10: 3, #8 ACC: 3, #22 Big East: 2, #21 WAC: 1, #9 MAC: 1, #17