With the top 10 all winning do not look for any big change in the BCS rankings.
#1 Oregon had a 15-13 stinker win over 5-5 Cal. They are being called the Lame Ducks by the press. Sorry Angel they should drop to # 2.
#2 Auburn had a slightly better 49-31 win over Georgia, but Georgia is 5-6 so that win counts for little. Auburn is fighting a battle in the press, that will make or break it's entire season. The facts will eventually come out, but not before today's votes an analysis. Auburn stays in # 2 this week.
Auburn will be the solid # 1 next week if it beats Alabama 8-2 which should move them up the few computer points they will need to pas Oregon after it beats Arizona 7-3. After beating South Carolina 7-3 in 2 weeks they may well play South Carolina in the SEC Championship. Playing the same team twice is a tough nickel to make. If they indeed do that and nobody indicts their quarterback they are # 1.
#3 TCU's 40-35 win over San Diego State 7-3 sjould keep them ahead of Boise State this week.
#4 Boise States52-14 win over Idaho 4-6 did little to help their cause. A win next week over 9-1 Nevada will add some computer points, whereas TCU plays 1-9 New Mexico.
#5 LSU, #6 Stanford, # 7 Wisconsin, # 8 Nebraska, #9 Ohio State and #10 Oklahoma State all win stand pat. Big changes in this group will come in the next few weeks.
The only ACC team currently ranked is 8-2 Virginia Tech. They have to beat Miami 7-3 to get to the ACC Championship game againts Florida State, Maryland and North carolina State, all 7-3. I expect the ACC Champion to be a 3 loss team.
The Big East currently has no team ranked in the top 25, Pitt @ 5-4 currently leads with a Big East record of 4-1. They play South Florida 6-3, West Virginia6-3 and Cincinatti 3-6. Syracuse at 7-3 has the best shot at taking the Big East Championship, but the Big East Champion could easily have 4 losses at the end of the year.
Meanwhile Penn State played hard and lead Ohio State 14-3 at the half. 105,000 Ohio State fans were booing their own team. In the second half, the top defensive player and top 2 running backs for PSU were taken off the field. Had it just been that Ohio State played better in the second half it would have been a credible loss, but the killer was balls just bouncing into Ohio State arms for 2 touchdowns. The final score of 38-14 hurt.
Paul in PA
Good recap, Paul. Some good football was played. But I was a bit surprised that the Quackers played so poorly against Cal.
AP Top 25 +
Rk Team Points
1 Oregon (38) 1469
2 Auburn (12) 1427
3 Boise State (9) 1377
4 TCU (1) 1361
5 LSU 1220
6 Wisconsin 1176
7 Stanford 1129
8 Ohio State 1073
9 Nebraska 1051
10 Alabama 916
11 Michigan State 910
12 Oklahoma State 879
13 Arkansas 816
14 Virginia Tech 671
15 Missouri 624
16 Oklahoma 611
17 South Carolina 520
18 Texas A&M 413
19 Nevada 412
20 USC 310
21 Iowa 251
22 Mississippi State 222
23 Arizona 156
24 Miami (FL) 107
25 Utah 105
Boise State passed TCU in the popularity poll, but the BCS computer should give TCU the edge for another week. As I said Boise State should pick up enough of swing when it beats 9-1 Nevada next week while TCU plays 1-9 New Mexico.
Alabama 8-2 swapped places with 9-1 Michigan State because Michigan State did not play. The BCS should swap them back based on the computers.
Florida and Kansas State fell out, USC and Miami got in Texas A&M got a big jump to 18. USC will not be in the BCS poll.
Coaches Top 25
Rk Team Points
1 Oregon (46) 1457
2 Auburn (6) 1397
3 Boise State (5) 1329
4 TCU (2) 1318
5 Wisconsin 1197
6 LSU 1175
7 Ohio State 1107
8 Stanford 1066
9 Nebraska 1061
10 Oklahoma State 913
11 Michigan State 892
12 Alabama 828
13 Arkansas 745
14 Oklahoma 683
15 Virginia Tech 673
16 Missouri 583
17 South Carolina 521
18 Nevada 422
19 Texas A&M 359
20 Iowa 298
21 Miami (FL) 216
22 Mississippi State 184
23 Arizona 164
24 Utah 140
25 Northwestern 93
Paul in PA
