New BCS standings out...

Submitted by HarBooYa on
BCS standings are out. http://espn.go.com/college-football/bcs I am finding USC's placement in the top twenty curious. While I don't think we are a top twenty team based on our résumé our résumé seems better than their's, no? We lost to two top five bcs teams and another top 20 BCS team. They have lost to one top team, Stanford and an unranked Arizona. The teams we have beaten seem comparable. Seems to me if we beat northwestern, a top 25 BCS team, we should be ranked higher. Either way...rankings schmaking. Cap One bowl here we come!

rbgoblue

November 4th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^

Would be a shame if Oregon got left out.  I don't understand their computer numbers, but I think that they have the best shot to challenge Bama in the national title game.

DonAZ

November 4th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^

Agree, but the computer numbers aren't about what's "best" but what computes.

K-State as #2 with injury to Colin Klein?  Computers don't know about injury, but it's clearly a factor.  If indeed Klein is out for any remaining games I suspect that'll take care of itself.  Right now, barring anything really weird, it's Alabama and Oregon.  Which is fitting.  That game comes down to how well Alabama defensive line can penetrate into Oregon backfield to disrupt plays.

roosterbaan

November 4th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^

i know everyone is skeptical of k-state, but they are the real deal. best coached team in the country. oregon won't beat bama because they just don't have a defense. k-state probably won't either, but their defense at least gives them a shot.

roosterbaan

November 5th, 2012 at 8:30 AM ^

yard totals are not as important as the scoreboard (obvs). michigan moved the ball very effectvely against notre dame, but still lost because ND created turnovers at opportune times. besides, k-state held the high-flying wvu attack to 14 points, 7 of which was on a kick return. teams are averaging less than 100 yards per game on the ground against them. they've also had a lot of blow-out games which skews yardage with reserves in late. they have created 25 turnovers and only lost 4. i was very skeptical of them at first, but i started watching their games since the oklahoma game (where i thought they'd be exposed) and i have been thoroughly impressed every week since. they have a consistent offense, a defense that lulls teams into turnovers, and they just don't make mistakes. i don't think any team is better than alabama, but i do think k-state would beat oregon by controlling tempo and picking them off at opportune times (oregon is much more turnover prone, having lost the ball 18 times).  

MGoCombs

November 5th, 2012 at 10:09 AM ^

I was just about to say that I don't get USC at all. They're a 3 loss team with zero quality wins, a top 5 loss, a top 25 loss and a bad Arizona loss. I think they're pretty appropriately ranked in the coaches and AP polls, but how does the BCS have them so high? The Harris Poll has them at 18 (too high in my opinion), USA Today at 22 and the computers have them at 23. How do they end up with a 19 ranking?

Tater

November 4th, 2012 at 10:15 PM ^

Bama and Oregon are far above the rest of the NCAA.  Bama played their worst and LSU played their best, and Bama still drove through LSU like they were EMU when the game was on the line.  

Oregon won on the road against USC, which has as good a starting roster as any in the NCAA, but doesn't have much depth at grunt positions due to their sanctions.  They took USC's best shot, and withstood a few bad calls at inopportune times, which happens a lot to USC's visitors.

I could understand the coaches trying to give Bill Snyder a "lifetime achievement award" this year, like they did Tom Osborne in January of 1998, but I am totally flabbergasted that the computers are ranking KSU second.  If KSU and ND lose a game while Bama and Oregon take care of business, it would make the last BCS "Championship" a lot cleaner.

 

UFM

November 4th, 2012 at 10:44 PM ^

Been repeated in a bunch of other threads here, but until UM notches an impressive win, it's not going to skyrocket in the polls simply because the teams that beat them have done well in their own right. Beating NW would help, but beating OSU on the road would be what UM needs to impress the AP, Coaches, and the computers.

Soulfire21

November 4th, 2012 at 10:30 PM ^

... Is abusrd.

Our losses?  To two top-5 teams and a top-20 team (all away).

No. 3 Oregon (home), @Then-No. 21 Stanford, @Unranked Arizona.

What the??

Anyways, with Northwestern being ranked that gives us a decent opportunity this weekend.

MastaDon

November 4th, 2012 at 10:40 PM ^

Maybe this is a stupid question, but what if all four (Bama, Oregon, KSU, ND) win out? I feel like ND would get in there, but that is based on pure speculation.

UFM

November 4th, 2012 at 10:54 PM ^

To date, KSU has had the stronger schedule, followed by ND, then Oregon. Oregon has the stronger schedule left. So, in your scenario, you'd think that Oregon has a decent shot of leapfrogging ND and KSU.

For ND to go they'd have to hope two of the other three teams lose one game while they go undefeated. I say that because they don't play a conference championship game while bama, KSU, and Oregon all will likely get that opportunity, which gives them one extra week to impress voters and the computers.

denardogasm

November 4th, 2012 at 11:41 PM ^

Before the season ND's schedule looked like the seven circles of hell. Turned out to be not as tough as expected but their undefeated season is still pretty darn impressive. More so than Bama's on paper at least. I gotta give them props. You never know what could happen in a national championship game between them and Bama because it seems like every team that plays the Irish leaves their best game at home, including the refs.

Finance-PhD

November 5th, 2012 at 9:18 AM ^

If USC beats ND and then wins the Pac 12 (since it is very hard to beat the same team twice in one year) and the injury to Klein of K State is bad enough for a loss then things actually get more interesting. Currently the SEC is bunched up at the bottom half of the top 10. Alabama plays Georgia in the SEC game (Auburn is not beating either team this year) so Georgia will fall as a two loss team. We could then have Florida float up to number 2.

 

It is possible to once again have an all SEC championship. If that happens I see the four team playoffs being restricted to one team per conference.

ghost

November 5th, 2012 at 9:32 AM ^

Pac 12 title game would be in Oregon.  Can't see anyone going into Oregon and winning.  That would also assume Florida wins at FSU (after watching Florida last week have to think FSU would be favoured. Even if all that happened I can't imagine they would allow another all SEC title game, especially when there would be other 1 loss teams like K-State and Oregon sitting there, especially if K-State lost because Klein was out (he was laughing on the sideline so I doubt he'll miss any games). ESPN I doubt could stomach another ratings disaster of another all SEC title game.  

ghost

November 5th, 2012 at 12:21 PM ^

I would hope they would, especially if that lose came without Klein (the more I think about I have my doubts).  I guess it would probably depend somewhat on whether Alabama hammered Georgia or not.  I think Florida loses at FSU. 

Newbs

November 5th, 2012 at 9:38 AM ^

The BCS is a joke. 5 SEC teams in the top 10 and only 1 of them really deserve to be there. USC's ranking is a joke. And the fact there's several 3 loss teams in there that haven't played anywhere near as tough a schedule as we have.

WolverineHistorian

November 5th, 2012 at 10:25 AM ^

Nebraska at #16 is a little too generous.  Any Big Ten team this year ranked higher than the 20's is too generous. 

And Northwestern joined the top 25 by not even playing.  (Or were they ranked last week?) 



South Carolina in the top ten is a joke, USC being ranked is a joke.  This poll serves nothing but to tick me off. 

The thought of Alabama and "ethical" Nick Saban winning another national title literally makes me want to pull my hair out.

I guess I understand us not being ranked despite who our losses have been to.  Our best wins are against MSU and Minnesota, who each have 5 losses. 

His Dudeness

November 5th, 2012 at 11:58 AM ^

USC is being helped up by their pre-season #1 ranking, which is yet another reason why pre-season rankings are terrible.

Also, anyone who thinks we should be ranked is crazy. We are a three loss team in the B1G... not happening.

Finally, ND - like it or not - should be ranked highly. Look at that schedule. It is insane. I understand OU and USC aren't all they were supposed to be, but man that has to be one of the toughest schedules in the country. The fact that we handed them the game we played against them drives me crazy.