Michigan #21 in BCS Standings
Kansas State is #1 followed by Oregon, Notre Dame, and Alabama.
Nebraska is #14 also.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:26 PM ^
November 11th, 2012 at 9:28 PM ^
November 11th, 2012 at 10:02 PM ^
BEAT OHIO!
November 12th, 2012 at 2:02 AM ^
November 11th, 2012 at 10:55 PM ^
November 11th, 2012 at 11:02 PM ^
Beat Iowa first.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:28 PM ^
Pretty moot-point now, for reasons that have been beaten to death on this board.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:29 PM ^
Just win.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:29 PM ^
WHY am I seeing everyone's avatar in Grey and Red?
November 11th, 2012 at 9:35 PM ^
Um...... maybe cause you've been DEAD for 66 years and you're a ghost?
November 11th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^
I'm not kidding. I can't stand it.
November 11th, 2012 at 10:03 PM ^
...it's you. You're the dead one.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:31 PM ^
Beat Ohio
November 12th, 2012 at 10:26 AM ^
Lost 3 in a row to them...pissing me off.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:31 PM ^
Oh...right. Damn you, Nebraska and your easy end of conference schedule!
Seriously though, 21 sounds fair at the moment, although the SEC taking spots numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is crazy.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:31 PM ^
November 11th, 2012 at 9:31 PM ^
Michigan needs to jump 7 spots for a potential BCS at large berth. It's not really a moot point. There's a very real possibility that we get to the top 14 if we can win out. Especially since the computers seem to love us and have us ranked 16th.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
Can't you have at most 2 losses to get an at-large bearth though?
November 11th, 2012 at 9:45 PM ^
Top fourteen in the final BCS standings is the rule, with the only exceptions being any BCS conference champion is in, and any mid-major conference champion in the top sixteen is in as long as it's rated above a BCS conference champion.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:02 PM ^
Actually, you have to be in the top 14 and have 9 wins.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:51 PM ^
The issue then is more with the pick order and who qualifies. If ND finishes in the top eight, they get a spot along with the other autobids. Louisiana Tech gets an autobid if the BE champion (or possibly B1G champ at this point) finishes ranked sixteenth or below, and the SEC is all but assured two teams.
Assuming Oregon and Kansas State go to the title game, the Rose and Fiesta pick first, probably taking ND and SEC number two. After that, the pick order goes Fiesta then Sugar then Orange for the rest of the at-large spots, with at least one (possibly two if LT can make it in) already decided. If we're looking at teams near the top fourteen who would still be available, that's the ACC number two (FSU or Clemson), us, Stanford, Oklahoma (I doubt Texas gets picked over Oklahoma) and maybe USC.
I'd say if we're elegible and LT doesn't get an autobid, we'd have to be more attractive to the Fiesta than any of these other teams (Sugar would have to take M two years in a row, Orange gets the BE champ). That's possible, but if USC and Oklahoma are in the mix it's definitely not a given.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:52 PM ^
I don't see USC finishing in the top 14 fwiw. They still play UCLA, ND, and Oregon if they get to the PAC12 CG.
November 11th, 2012 at 10:10 PM ^
Oklahoma would still be a tough draw to beat out for the Fiesta committee. They'll be favored heavily in their final three games (WVU, OSU, TCU) and winning out would make them 10-2 compared to our 9-3, plus they're a fixture in the Fiesta Bowl (which I guess could hurt, but they'd be more of a sure thing I think).
Also, what I didn't mention above (maybe because I can't think why this would happen) is that this is predicated on the Rose getting to pick ND. If, for some reason, the SEC second team ends up in the Rose we won't get a rematch with ND in the desert, which leaves only the Sugar which we played in last year.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:19 PM ^
a couple other things to think about. If KState and Oregon are in the title game you gotta figure the Fiesta grabs ND. The Fiesta isn't going to want an ND-UM rematch and if Alabama wins the SEC, the Sugar probably isn't going to want a rematch either.
The last item is no one wants the Big East champ - they'll be the left team left. If KState and Oregon make the title game, the odds of a 9-3 UM getting an at-large aren't that good unless Georgia wins the SEC or the Fiesta for some reason passes on ND.
November 12th, 2012 at 8:15 AM ^
Fiesta isn't going to want ND Oklahoma either.
November 11th, 2012 at 10:15 PM ^
Seeing as Louis Tech almost lost to Texas State last weekend I don't see the voters moving them up if they can find any reason not to.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:03 PM ^
November 11th, 2012 at 11:24 PM ^
the way you think. So you are saying we go to the Rose Bowl?????
November 12th, 2012 at 12:26 AM ^
Unless we win out and Nebraska loses, there's no chance.
November 12th, 2012 at 9:55 AM ^
But must BEAT OHIO!
November 11th, 2012 at 11:33 PM ^
plays Oregon this week. If Oregon beats Stanford, Stanford probably won't be Top 14 at the end of the year.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
The teams in front of UM all have big games left. USC and UCLA play this weekend. The winner will probably play Oregon in the Pac-12 title game. Texas has to go to Kansas St. Oregon St still has Oregon. Stanford still has Oregon and Lousiville and Rutgers still have to play each other.
While it's all predicated on UM winning out, if UM can win out they'll probably be right around the Top 14. Since a conference can only put 2 teams in the BCS and the SEC has 6 teams in the Top 14, it really limits the pool of at large teams the bowls will have to choose from.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:05 PM ^
If we take care of business with Iowa, and then beat Ohio, convincingly, at Ohio, along with the iminent losses to teams ranked ahead of us, I can almost guarantee we'd be right there in the thick of things for a BCS berth. Maybe we'll rematch Notre Dame!
November 11th, 2012 at 11:14 PM ^
As much as I would love it, there will be no rematch. ND throws a wrench into the mix because rematches against you or Oklahoma are highly unlikely.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:32 PM ^
With the SEC holding down the #4 to #9 spots I fear that if the current top three lose a game we will be forced to endure yet another SEC v SEC MNC game. Personally I'm holding out the most hope for Oregon to break up that party as I see ND losing to USC and I fear K State could lose to either Baylor or Texas if Klein goes down again.
Hell the way the BCS computers slather love on the teams from the SEC I could even see one of the one loss teams leapfroging two of the undefeateds following their Championship game.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:45 PM ^
Sure that could happen but I'm guessing it would require an injury to both Klein and Mariota. I don't see both those teams losing otherwise.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:07 PM ^
If Bama wins the SEC, and Oregon, K State, AND ND all lose, and the title game is Bama/Georgia...I just don't even know anymore...
November 11th, 2012 at 11:48 PM ^
the only way for an SEC team to get in is for all three to lose and for Bama to get win the SEC title game. I don't think that a 1 loss Georgia team gets in with a win over 3 ranked opponents.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:49 PM ^
Some of them still have tough games left. Georgia and Alabama will be playing in the SEC title game. South Carolina still has to play Clemson and Florida still has to play Florida St. I'd be interesting to see if a 2 loss SEC team gets in over a 1 loss non-SEC team.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:39 PM ^
I think this top 14 scenario is very interesting. All of those teams in the SEC and only 2 can go to a BCS game. By my math:
Obviously matchups don't mean anything:
K-state v. oregon
ND v. Nebraska
Louisville v. Florida State
Alabama v Oklahoma
LSU v Clemson
With the only other team available being Stanford (to replace Oklahoma or Clemson), but if they lose to Oregon, they will more than likely fall from the top 14.
My prediction is BEAT ohio, and back to the Sugar bowl vs. LSU!!!
November 11th, 2012 at 9:42 PM ^
Also if Oregon and K-state win out, 5 teams infront of us will pick up a loss in the last 3 weeks of the season!!
Again, BEAT ohio!!
And Iowa too!!!
November 11th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
Florida St also plays Florida and Clemson will play South Carolina. Unfortunately those two teams won't be able to beat each other in the ACCCG since they're in the same division.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:08 PM ^
Georgia would get a berth before LSU. They're ranked 5th currently, and only have one loss.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:16 PM ^
Alabama would be in the Sugar bowl, if they win the SEC championship, then the BCS would probably pick LSU or Florida (in that order) to play in another BCS game. Likely Fiesta.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:42 PM ^
As a fan, I'm still not too worried about rankings at this point. For the past several years I have been getting tired of seeing Michigan lose to MSU and Iowa. Last year, the Iowa loss was one where I thought Michigan was the better team but just not on that day. I hope the team steps up next week and shows Iowa that the last 3 years are not happening again for some time.
November 12th, 2012 at 7:49 AM ^
November 11th, 2012 at 10:08 PM ^
Guess who 4, 5, and 6 play this week. Western Carolina, Georgia Southern, and Jacksonville State, respectively. Talk about tough matchups for the SEC.
#8 TAMU plays Sam Houston State, #9 South Carolina plays Wofford, and #7 LSU plays the only non-cupcake (?) Ole Miss.
November 11th, 2012 at 10:14 PM ^
SEC always has baby seals late in the season. Such bullshit.
November 12th, 2012 at 9:49 AM ^
In the BCS era, that is actually vey smart scheduling. You can always recover from an early loss, but a loss late in the season is more likely to knock you out of BCS at-large contention.
The transition to a true playoff might lessen the impact of the "early loss better than late loss" model somewhat.
November 11th, 2012 at 10:05 PM ^