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The Bowl Championship Series standings are determined by averaging the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and six computer rankings. The total rankings determine which college football teams will play in bowl games and in the BCS Championship Game. Standings are released weekly during the final eight weeks of the college football season.Official Site: Methodology
In 2009, the first BCS rankings were released on October 18, with the Florida Gators topping the Alabama Crimson Tide for the top spot.
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Fast Facts
- Compiled by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of FameOfficial Site: Methodology
- Released weekly the last eight weeks of the NCAA football seasonOfficial Site: Methodology
- Averages the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and six computer rankingsOfficial Site: Methodology
- Determines college football teams for bowl games and the BCS Championship GameOfficial Site: Methodology
- Formerly included the AP College Football Poll, teams' records and strength of scheduleOfficial Site: 2004 Weekly BCS Standings (756 KB)
- Playoff system has been suggested to replace the BCS, but has been turned downFOX Sports: Officials: BCS Too Healthy to Change
- Barack Obama favors an eight-game playoff system and has suggested he'd like to lobby for a playoff as presidentThe New York Times: Obama's First Fumble
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Methodology
Each week, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame take the results of the Harris Poll and the USA Today Coaches' Poll, which are each voted on by humans, and averages them with six computer rankings. Each of the polls rank the top 25 teams and, in the case of the computer rankings, the highest and lowest rankings are discarded. Each ranking is converted to a percentage and the team with the highest average percentage is ranked first, with lower percentages following.Official Site: Methodology -
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Current BCS Rankings
- Note: Rankings as of November 8, 2009.
BCS Rankings Rank School/Team Harris USA Today Computer Average Last Week 1 Florida 1 1 .9800 .994 1 2 Alabama 3 3 .970 .952 3 3 Texas 2 2 .870 .923 2 4 TCU 4 4 .880 .862 6 5 Cincinnati 5 5 .910 .858 5 6 Boise State 6 6 .800 .813 7 7 Georgia Tech 7 7 .760 .755 10 8 LSU 11 11 .700 .614 9 9 USC 10 10 .620 .592 12 10 Iowa 12 13 .670 .575 4 11 Ohio State 8 8 .450 .573 16 12 Pittsburgh 9 9 .450 .563 13 13 Oregon 14 16 .660 .532 8 14 Miami (FL) 15 15 .470 .471 17 15 Houston 13 12 .370 .469 15 16 Utah 16 14 .260 .400 14 17 Arizona 19 19 .380 .336 18 18 Penn State 17 17 .260 .335 11 19 Oklahoma State 18 18 .170 .291 19 20 Wisconsin 20 20 .270 .233 21 21 Virginia Tech 21 21 .350 .233 23 22 BYU 22 22 .060 .124 -- 23 Oregon State 28 28 .310 .123 -- 24 South Florida 23 24 .160 .108 25 25 West Virginia 24 23 .050 .065 --
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Current USA Today Coaches Poll
- Note: Rankings as of November 8, 2009.
USA Today Coaches Poll Rank School/Team Total Votes #1 Votes Record Last Week 1 Florida Gators 1,460 48 9-0 1 2 Texas Longhorns 1,399 4 9-0 2 3 Alabama Crimson Tide 1,489 7 9-0 3 4 TCU Horned Frogs 1,262 0 9-0 4 5 Cincinnati Bearcats 1,224 0 9-0 7 6 Boise State 1,200 0 9-0 5 7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 1,118 0 9-1 11 8 Ohio State Buckeyes 944 0 8-2 12 9 Pittsburgh Panthers 940 0 8-1 14 10 USC Trojans 847 0 7-2 13 11 LSU Tigers 838 0 7-2 9 12 Houston Cougars 766 0 8-1 15 13 Iowa Hawkeyes 757 0 9-1 6 14 Utah Utes 688 0 8-1 16 15 Miami Hurricanes 685 0 7-2 17 16 Oregon Ducks 665 0 7-2 8 17 Penn State Nittany Lions 552 0 8-2 10 18 Oklahoma State Cowboys 530 0 7-2 18 19 Arizona Wildcats 472 0 6-2 19 20 Wisconsin Badgers 341 0 7-2 22 21 Virginia Tech Hokies 268 0 6-3 24 22 BYU Cougars 216 0 7-2 25 23 West Virginia Mountaineers 121 0 7-2 -- 24 South Florida Bulls 106 0 6-2 -- 25 Auburn Tigers 80 0 7-3 --
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Current Harris Poll
- Note: Rankings as of November 8, 2009.
Harris Interactive College Football Poll Rankings Rank School/Team Total Votes #1 Votes Record Last Week 1 Florida Gators 2,801 82 9-0 1 2 Texas Longhorns 2,712 18 9-0 2 3 Alabama Crimson Tide 2,688 14 9-0 3 4 TCU Horned Frogs 2.424 0 9-0 6 5 Cincinnati Bearcats 2,377 0 9-0 5 6 Boise State 2,349 0 9-0 4 7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2,131 0 9-1 11 8 Ohio State Buckeyes 1,795 0 8-2 13 9 Pittsburgh Panthers 1,713 0 8-1 15 10 USC Trojans 1,660 0 7-2 12 11 LSU Tigers 1,634 0 7-2 9 12 Iowa Hawkeyes 1,540 0 9-1 7 13 Houston Cougars 1,476 0 8-1 14 14 Oregon Ducks 1,381 0 7-2 8 15 Miami Hurricanes 1,366 0 7-2 17 16 Utah Utes 1,352 0 8-1 16 17 Penn State Nittany Lions 1,057 0 8-2 10 18 Oklahoma State Cowboys 979 0 7-2 18 19 Arizona Wildcats 880 0 6-2 21 20 Wisconsin Badgers 567 0 7-2 24 21 Virginia Tech Hokies 478 0 6-3 23 22 BYU Cougars 468 0 7-2 25 23 South Florida Bulls 266 0 6-2 -- 24 West Virginia Mountaineers 182 0 7-2 -- 25 Clemson Tigers 119 0 6-3 --
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Current AP Poll
- Note: Rankings as of November 8, 2009.
AP Poll NCAA Football Rankings Rank School/Team Total Votes #1 Votes Record Last Week 1 Florida Gators 1,467 39 9-0 1 2 Texas Longhorns 1,430 10 9-0 2 3 Alabama Crimson Tide 1,422 11 9-0 3 4 TCU Horned Frogs 1,271 0 9-0 6 5 Cincinnati Bearcats 1,263 0 9-0 4 6 Boise State 1,228 0 9-0 5 7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 1,127 0 9-1 10 8 Pittsburgh Panthers 945 0 8-1 14 9 LSU Tigers 904 0 7-2 9 10 Ohio State Buckeyes 898 0 8-2 15 11 USC Trojans 834 0 7-2 12 12 Miami Hurricanes 805 0 7-2 16 13 Houston Cougars 783 0 8-1 13 14 Oregon Ducks 752 0 7-2 7 15 Iowa Hawkeyes 741 0 9-1 8 16 Utah Utes 706 0 8-1 17 17 Oklahoma State Cowboys 492 0 7-2 18 18 Arizona Wildcats 476 0 6-2 21 19 Penn State Nittany Lions 467 0 8-2 11 20 Virginia Tech Hokies 275 0 6-3 22 21 Wisconsin Badgers 274 0 7-2 24 22 BYU Cougars 219 0 7-2 25 23 South Florida Bulls 167 0 6-2 -- 24 Clemson Tigers 149 0 6-3 -- 25 Stanford Cardinal 107 0 6-3 --
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@GameDayFootball pretty simple....they aren't #1 or #2 in BCS standings.
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@xMeganBrittanyx Yeah there definitely needs to be playoffs in college football. Isn't there still 1 more week left to change BCS standings.
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They need to update the BCS Standings. I'm anxious to see where Cincinnati is!
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Penn State drops to 19th in BCS standings after win against Indiana
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