November 30, 2008

BCS Standings - Nov. 30th 2008

The new BCS Standings have been released.

OKLAHOMA PASSED TEXAS AND WILL GO TO THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

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

1) 0.9713 Alabama
2) 0.9351 Oklahoma
3) 0.9223 Texas
4) 0.8851 Florida

5) 0.8076 USC
6) 0.7844 Utah
7) 0.7805 Texas Tech
8) 0.7373 Penn State
9) 0.7034 Boise State

10) 0.6340 Ohio State

11) 0.5633 TCU
12) 0.5306 Ball State
13) 0.4831 Cincinnati
14) 0.4276 Oklahoma State
15) 0.4046 Georgia Tech

16) 0.3311 Georgia
17) 0.3202 Boston College
18) 0.3142 BYU
19) 0.3041 Oregon
20) 0.2818 Missouri
21) 0.2550 Michigan State

22) 0.1216 Northwestern
23) 0.1012 Pitt
24) 0.0768 Florida State
25) 0.0573 Virginia Tech

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

Florida will play Alabama for a likely NCG berth, with the loser going to the Sugar Bowl.
Oklahoma with NCG hopes will play Missouri, who's Fiesta Bowl hopes are on the line.
Texas will go to the NCG if Oklahoma loses, the Fiesta Bowl otherwise.

USC will be in the Rose Bowl if they beat UCLA, otherwise Oregon State will go. Penn State will represent the Big 10.

Utah has earned a BCS berth.

Virginia Tech will play Boston College for an Orange Bowl berth, likely against Big East champion Cincinnati

The following teams have a chance at earning BCS Eligibility:
Ohio State, Boise State, USC with a loss to UCLA, TCU and Ball State with a win over Buffalo would be BCS eligible. Georgia Tech could also garner eligibility. Only one spot would be available.

The bowl committee selection preference for at large 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
ACC: 4, #15
SEC: 3, #1
MWC: 3: #6
PAC 10: 2, #5
Big East: 2, #13
WAC: 1, #9
MAC 1, #12

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BCS Standings - Nov. 30th 2008
The new BCS Standings have been released. OKLAHOMA PASSED TEXAS AND WILL GO TO THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. BCS top 25 Breaks used to highlight gaps over 0.06 in the standings. 1) 0.9713 Alabama 2) 0.9351 Oklahoma 3) 0.9223 Texas 4) 0.8851 Florida 5) 0.8076 USC 6) 0.7844 Utah 7) 0.7805 Texas Tech 8) 0.7373 Penn State 9) 0.7034 Boise State 10) 0.6340 Ohio State 11) 0.5633 TCU 12) 0.5306 Ball State 13) 0.4831 Cincinnati 14) 0.4276 Oklahoma State 15) 0.4046 Georgia Tech 16) 0.3311 Georgia 17) 0.3202 Boston College 18) 0.3142 BYU 19) 0.3041 Oregon 20) 0.2818 Missouri 21) 0.2550 Michigan State 22) 0.1216 Northwestern 23) 0.1012 Pitt 24) 0.0768 Florida State 25) 0.0573 Virginia Tech Automatic Qualifications The automatic qualifications are listed at the official BCS website. Florida will play Alabama for a likely NCG berth, with the loser going to the Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma with NCG hopes will play Missouri, who's Fiesta Bowl hopes are on the line. Texas will go to the NCG if Oklahoma loses, the Fiesta Bowl otherwise. USC will be in the Rose Bowl if they beat UCLA, otherwise Oregon State will go. Penn State will represent the Big 10. Utah has earned a BCS berth. Virginia Tech will play Boston College for an Orange Bowl berth, likely against Big East champion Cincinnati The following teams have a chance at earning BCS Eligibility: Ohio State, Boise State, USC with a loss to UCLA, TCU and Ball State with a win over Buffalo would be BCS eligible. Georgia Tech could also garner eligibility. Only one spot would be available. The bowl committee selection preference for at large 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 ACC: 4, #15 SEC: 3, #1 MWC: 3: #6 PAC 10: 2, #5 Big East: 2, #13 WAC: 1, #9 MAC 1, #12