Posted on 10/22/2006 5:50:09 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule
Ohio State remained the top team in the latest BCS standings that were released on Sunday. But if the Buckeyes take a look back over the shoulder, they'll see a familiar foe: Michigan.
The Wolverines, boosted by a 20-6 home win over Iowa on Saturday, vaulted past idle USC in the new standings. It is the first time since Oct. 27, 2001 that the same conference has held the top two spots in the standings (Nebraska at No. 1 and Oklahoma at No. 2, both out of the Big 12).
Meanwhile, West Virginia leapfrogged Auburn for the No. 4 spot after a convincing 37-11 win over Connecticut. Auburn also won easily this weekend, with a 38-13 decision over Tulane.
Making their BCS debuts this week were Texas A&M at No. 21 and Washington State at No. 25. The Aggies needed a blocked extra point in overtime to beat Oklahoma State 34-33, while Wazzu stunned Oregon 34-23. The Ducks fell nine spots this week to No. 23.
With the loss to Michigan, Iowa, ranked 23rd last week, dropped out of the top 25. Tulsa, despite a 35-14 win at Memphis, also dropped out of the standings. The Golden Hurricanes had been No. 25.
Hmmm...I give up. Who's your team? Presumably it's someone out of the WAC or MWC?
Lifelong Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky Conference) fan.
Me either, but the College Super Bowl would certainly be a nice pre-game show.
WOW, West Virginy whipped Connecticut! THE DRAMA, THE TENSION, HOW DO THEY STAND IT?
USC WILL BEAT OSU,AS USUAL,IN THE NC GAME
Go Grizzlies!
Gotcha. There are some excellent 1-AA teams out there. I think people tend to overlook them, but the non-majors are increasingly offering some outstanding athletics.
Fresno State played LSU last night. I was impressed with Fresno and they are a little scrappy team. Got some good talent. I expect Boise to win but Fresno will not be a cakewalk for them I expect
Go Rutgers
I don't think that would go do well outside the Big Ten.
They are certainly down this year, got throttled by Hawaii. But Fresno is always a concern. Fortunately the game is at home this year.
Also, did you see the Fresno-USC game last year? Fresno almost won it. But after that game, they lost all their remaining games.
YEah it does seem they get hyped for the non conference ones and then neglect the conference lol
Under the Tall_Texan Playoff System that rewards the top eight conference champions* ranked according to their BCS standings, a potential eight-team playoff would look like this:
First round:
#15 Boise State at #1 Ohio State
#13 Arkansas at #3 USC
#12 Clemson at #4 West Virginia
#9 Notre Dame at #7 Texas
Keep in mind, of course, that Ohio State would need to survive Michigan or else Michigan would take that spot. West Virginia has to outlast Louisville and Rutgers for the Big East spot. USC would have to overcome Cal. Arkansas, Clemson and Texas would still have to win their half of the conference and then their conference championship games.
* To qualify for a spot in the Tall-Texan Playoff System, you must win your conference title. There are NO wild cards therefore only one representative from any conference takes part. Notre Dame is treated as a conference unto themselves. The BCS standings do not settle conference championships (see Auburn and Florida higher ranked than Arkansas which presently is the only team in the SEC without a conference loss) but only as a seeding tool for the top eight qualifiers. The first round is played at the higher seed's home field with winners advancing to two major January 1st bowls and the National Championship game played two weeks later.
Key Games Remaining In The Regular Season:
Nov. 2nd: West Virginia at Louisville (Big East)
Nov. 18th: Michigan at Ohio State (Big Ten)
Nov. 18th: California at So. California (Pac 10)
Nov. 25th: Notre Dame at So. California
Dec. 2nd: Big XII Championship (Texas vs Nebraska or Missouri)
Dec. 2nd: ACC Championship (Clemson vs. Miami FL?)
Dec. 2nd: SEC Championship (Arkansas vs Auburn/Florida)
The BCS has no choice. It has to take the top two. Now whether the polls or the computers get some Zogby sauce to prevent that from happening is another story.
Isn't WVA scheduled to play undefeated Rutgers?
Yes, if both stay undefeated until Dec. 2nd, they play each other at Morgantown to finish the regular season. Louisville gets Rutgers on Nov. 9th, a week after they play the Mountaineers. The anarchist in me would really enjoy it if the three teams would each split among the other two and wind up in a three-way tie. Which one gets the BCS berth then?
WVa looks wonderful.
Huh?? gainst 1-AA schools!! As is, they play 3 hard games a year... My goodness the PAC-10 is 20x's tougher than the BE.
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