Bcs Poll

The first BCS poll has been released, and TCU fans won't be happy. Oklahoma is No. 1. The Frogs are going to need some help to have any shot to get to the national title game, even if they finish undefeated.

No one wants to hear this, but the Frogs have to start rolling teams by 30. TCU's strength of schedule took a huge hit over the weekend with SMU, Oregon State and Air Force all losing.

The BCS poll

1. Oklahoma
2. Oregon
3. Boise State
4. Auburn
5. TCU
6. LSU
7. Michigan State
8. Alabama
9. Utah
10. Ohio State

This poll stinks. It's a total sham.

The Frogs' best hope is for teams behind and in front to lose another game or two.

Also of note, ESPN released a pair of "bowl projections" as well on Sunday. One has TCU playing Michigan State in the Rose Bowl. The other has TCU against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.

If the Frogs make the Rose Bowl, drop everything and go. It's a great experience.

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bcs standings

The first official BCS Standings for the 2010 season are out and the Badgers open up at No. 13.

So why is Wisconsin ranked lower in the BCS than any of the major human polls?

Both major polls used in the formula (Harris and USA Today) have the Badgers ranked No. 11, but the six computer polls used give the Badgers an average ranking of No. 16. The lowest and highest rankings by the computers are thrown out and in this case the highest computer ranking for UW was No. 10 and the lowest was No. 19. Two of the computers that actually counted had UW at No. 13, while the other two had the Badgers at No. 17 and No. 18.

Wisconsin's weak non-conference schedule will continue to keep those computer rankings down, but a win at Iowa -- which is ranked No. 15 by the BCS -- would help UW's strength of schedule.

Michigan State debuts at No. 7 and Ohio State is No. 10 after losing to the Badgers.

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Bcs Rankings

Oklahoma and Oregon claimed the top two spots in the season’s first Bowl Championship Series rankings, with Boise State third at the start of the two-month race for a berth in college football’s national title game.

The University of Oklahoma improved to 6-0 with a 52-0 rout of Iowa State two days ago. The Sooners, who won the BCS championship after the 2000 season and lost the title game following the 2003, 2004 and 2008 campaigns, have a rating of .922 out of 1.000 in the standings.

The University of Oregon is second at .892, followed by Boise State at .890. Both schools have 6-0 records this season and Boise State has won 20 straight games overall, the nation’s longest winning streak.

The teams that finish the regular season at No. 1 and No. 2 in the BCS standings will play for the national championship on Jan. 10 in Glendale, Arizona. The BCS is determined using the USA Today coaches’ poll, the Harris Interactive poll and six computer rankings.

The final standings will be released Dec. 5.

While Oregon was ranked No. 1 by both national polls used by the BCS formula, the Ducks averaged eighth in the computer rankings. Boise State, second in the coaches’ poll and the Harris poll, was ranked seventh by the computers. Oklahoma had the highest average computer rating and was ranked third by the coaches and fourth in the Harris poll.

Auburn University (7-0) is fourth in the BCS standings, followed by Texas Christian University (7-0), Louisiana State University (7-0) and Michigan State (6-1).

The University of Alabama (6-1) -- the defending national champion -- is the highest-ranked one-loss team at eighth.

The University of Utah (6-0) and Ohio State (6-1) complete the top 10 schools in the initial BCS standings.

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