November 23, 2008

BCS Standings - Nov. 23th 2008

The new BCS Standings have been released. Order now matters, especially around #2-#4 and #15-#18.

BCS top 25
Breaks used to highlight gaps over 0.06 in the standings.

1) Alabama 0.9872

2) Texas 0.9209
3) Oklahoma 0.9125
4) Florida 0.8755

5) USC 0.7974
6) Utah 0.7858
7) Texas Tech 0.7789
8) Penn State 0.7520

9) Boise State 0.6581
10) Ohio State 0.6210
11) Georgia 0.6020
12) Oklahoma State 0.5705
13) Missouri 0.5589

14) TCU 0.4702
15) Ball State 0.4379
16) Cincinnati 0.3971

17) Oregon State 0.3131
18) Brigham Young 0.2625
19) Michigan State 0.2118
20) Florida State 0.1882
21) Boston College 0.1862
22) Georgia Tech 0.1812
23) Oregon 0.1551
24) Northwestern 0.1130

25) Pittsburgh 0.0413

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

Penn State have won the Big 10 and will most certainly be in the Rose Bowl.
Utah has all but guaranteed a BCS Berth.
Florida will play Alabama for a BCS berth.

The following teams have a chance at earning BCS Eligibility:
Big 12: Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri
SEC: Alabama, Florida, Georgia
Big 10: Penn State, Ohio State
MWC: Utah, TCU
WAC: Boise State
MAC: Ball State
PAC 10: USC, Oregon State
ACC: FSU, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech
Big East: Cincinnati, Connecticut, West Virginia

The bowl committee selection tie breakers can be found here.

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
Big 10: 4, #8
SEC: 3, #1
PAC 10: 3, #5
MWC: 3, #6
ACC: 3, #22
Big East: 2, #16
WAC: 1, #9
MAC: 1, #15

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BCS Standings - Nov. 23th 2008
The new BCS Standings have been released. Order now matters, especially around #2-#4 and #15-#18. BCS top 25 Breaks used to highlight gaps over 0.06 in the standings. 1) Alabama 0.9872 2) Texas 0.9209 3) Oklahoma 0.9125 4) Florida 0.8755 5) USC 0.7974 6) Utah 0.7858 7) Texas Tech 0.7789 8) Penn State 0.7520 9) Boise State 0.6581 10) Ohio State 0.6210 11) Georgia 0.6020 12) Oklahoma State 0.5705 13) Missouri 0.5589 14) TCU 0.4702 15) Ball State 0.4379 16) Cincinnati 0.3971 17) Oregon State 0.3131 18) Brigham Young 0.2625 19) Michigan State 0.2118 20) Florida State 0.1882 21) Boston College 0.1862 22) Georgia Tech 0.1812 23) Oregon 0.1551 24) Northwestern 0.1130 25) Pittsburgh 0.0413 Automatic Qualifications The automatic qualifications are listed at the official BCS website. Penn State have won the Big 10 and will most certainly be in the Rose Bowl. Utah has all but guaranteed a BCS Berth. Florida will play Alabama for a BCS berth. The following teams have a chance at earning BCS Eligibility: Big 12: Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri SEC: Alabama, Florida, Georgia Big 10: Penn State, Ohio State MWC: Utah, TCU WAC: Boise State MAC: Ball State PAC 10: USC, Oregon State ACC: FSU, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech Big East: Cincinnati, Connecticut, West Virginia The bowl committee selection tie breakers can be found here. 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 Big 10: 4, #8 SEC: 3, #1 PAC 10: 3, #5 MWC: 3, #6 ACC: 3, #22 Big East: 2, #16 WAC: 1, #9 MAC: 1, #15