Posted on 11/21/2005 12:45:25 PM PST by indcons
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Southern California and Texas remain the top two teams in the BCS standings and only an upset in one of the final two weeks will prevent the two storied programs from meeting in the Rose Bowl on January 4 for the national championship.
The Trojans (11-0) had a close call this past weekend with a 50-42 victory over a tough Fresno State squad, but they'll have this week off before facing city rival UCLA on December 3.
The Longhorns (10-0), meanwhile, had their final bye this past Saturday and will play each of the next two weeks. First up will be the annual showdown with Texas A&M on Friday and then a trip to the Big 12 title game on December 3.
The final BCS standings will be released on December 4.
As of Monday, Southern California is still atop those standings with a BCS average of .9807, down from last week's .9829. Texas, meanwhile, gained some ground and has an average of .9791, up from last week's .9771.
Should one of those teams falter, Penn State, LSU or Virginia Tech would be ready to take a Rose Bowl spot.
Penn State is third in this week's BCS standings with an average of .8900. The Nittany Lions earned a share of the Big Ten title with Ohio State, but will represent the conference in the BCS thanks to a victory over the Buckeyes earlier this season.
LSU is fourth in the BCS and Virginia Tech is fifth. LSU controls its destiny for a berth in the SEC Championship game, while Virginia Tech can do the same in the ACC thanks to Miami-Florida's stunning loss to Georgia Tech this past Saturday.
Miami dropped from third in last week's BCS standings to ninth this week.
If Virginia Tech beats North Carolina this Saturday, the Hokies would play Florida State for the ACC title. An LSU victory over Arkansas this week would put the Tigers into the SEC title game against Georgia.
The champions from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac-10 and Southeastern Conference make up six of the eight teams in the four BCS games -- the Rose, Orange, Sugar and Fiesta Bowls. The other two spots go to at-large teams.
One of those at-large berths will likely be Notre Dame, which needs only to beat Stanford this coming Saturday to lock up a BCS berth. The Irish, who stand eighth this week in the BCS, would then have the requisite nine wins to qualify for one of the BCS bowl games.
The BCS system uses a pair of human polls -- the Harris Interactive and the USA Today -- as well as six computer rankings. Each poll counts one-third toward the overall score, while the average of the computers completes the formula.
OK... who else besides me read "porn squad" the first time they read this?
Fighting Farmers... BTHO tu!
Trajan88; TAMU Class of '88; Law Hall (may it R.I.P.) Ramp 9 Mule; f.u.p.!
I wasn't complaining, you were.
The wins, Heismans and NC trophies have kept coming for the Trojans...you?
Guilty.
"How about playing LSU, Auburn, or Georgia? Oh I know you would not want to that. There is no way that Texas or USC would be undefeated if they played in the SEC. Their schedules are a joke. Any objective person can see this"
Check your history before spouting off, I recall 2 years ago, USC marching into Auburn's stadium and kicking the crap out of them on national TV. Once again, Auburn's and the rest of the SEC's non conference scedules suck. Even their conference schedule aint all that great....Arkansas, Ole Miss, Miss St, Vandy, Kentucky!!!!!
GOP, the tall Zeta in the back is a dude. I thought A&M went Coed, but from that shot you wouldn't know it.
Whoop!
You left out The Citadel.
Wake up when they do it for real. Sure was a great trip to Winnings Nice Stadium, our home away from home.
Whoop!
TAMU Class of '88
The one behind the dog? Yeah, what a beaut.
30% of the teams are REAL good.
Big 10 had 5. None of the teams lost as many as two out of conference games.
I confess.
>>>The Gamecocks should have won that game...but, hey, Clemson, S.C. needs to be known for something besides cows, right? <<<
I realize you feel awkward about Clemson beating the not-so-game cocks 4 years in a row; but you should at least point out that Clemson is also a highly-regarded engineering school. Some even remember Clemson for beating Nebraska 22-15 for the National Championship in 1981 :)
I see you have the same herd of cattle Rules has.
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